The Unspoken Goodbye

Maddox POV

Staying over at my cousin’s place had been great. One minute they were babies, the next they were talking about middle school like it was the biggest deal in the world. I loved those kids. Every second with them mattered.

But still…

I was excited to leave.

Excited because I was finally going home. Excited because I’d get to see Hadley.

Five days. That’s all it had been. Five beautiful