Page 80 of Grave Devil
Bones nods. “Fuck yeah, we are. We are gonna drink and smoke and consume copious amounts of drugs and poison. And then I’m going to fuck you to sleep.”
“Eww, Bones!” She covers her ears. “Give my girl a break already. There are five of you now.”
This makes Aries burst into laughter. The thought is daunting but it feels right. Even Sonny already looks more at home than he did even a few hours ago. And I’m guessing, by the way he clings to Lettie’s side, that their talk went well.
“All right, enough sad shit,” Aries declares as he pops up and nearly topples me. He rights me before dashing to the bar. “We’re doing shots.”
“Wait, why is it called a boathouse?” Sonny asks. “Where are all the fucking boats?”
The room falls silent before everyone bursts into a fit of laughter.
We need this. To laugh and let loose. And to get to know each other all over again. For some of us, for the first time. There are so many terrifying possibilities lurking around the corner. We’ve been pushed and pulled and prodded by darkness and evil for so long that we’ve forgotten what joy even feels like.
So yeah. We fucking need this tonight.
It doesn’t matter what happens tomorrow or the day after that. Not right now. Because in this moment, here in this room, everything is as right as rain on a warm, sultry Melancholia night.
