it was three a.m., the whole town was asleep, but lately peyton hasn’t been sleeping at all. she keeps every light in the house on and sits in her bed until morning, sometimes she doesn’t even show up for school.

the only time she sleeps is with you, but she hasn’t asked you to come over tonight. she regretted it. your phone rang for what felt like fifteen minutes until you finally picked it up. peyton was on the other end, her breath was shaky.