‘Rehab’, I think this was one of my favorites. It was probably the most honest thing I’ve ever done other than telling her that I loved her. I scanned the ink on the paper.

When we first met I never felt something so strong
You were like my lover and my best friend
All wrapped in one with a ribbon on it
And all of a sudden you went left, I didn’t know how to follow
It’s like a shot that spun me around and now my heart’s dead
I feel so empty and hollow

And I’ll never give myself to another the way I gave it to you
Don’t even recognize the ways you hit me do you
It’s gonna take a miracle to bring me back
And you’re the one to blame

And now I feel like you’re the reason why I’m thinking
I don’t wanna smoke on these cigarettes no more
I guess that’s what I get for wishful thinking
Should’ve never let you enter my door
Next time you wanna go on and leave I should just let you go on and do it

‘Cause now I’m using like I bleed
It’s like I checked into rehab
Baby you’re my disease
I gotta check into rehab
‘Cause baby you’re my disease

Ain’t it crazy when you’re love swept you’d do anything for the one you love
‘Cause anytime that you needed me I’d be there
It’s like you were my favorite drug
The only problem is that you was using me in a different way that I was using you
But now that I know it’s not meant to be
You gotta go I gotta wean myself off of you.

I run my fingers over the page, lost in another place and time. ‘I remember the first song I ever wrote about you.’

—–

Walking into the room the blonde placed her backpack in the corner by the door and spread out on the brunettes’ bed. “God, I swear my teachers are trying to kill me. How was your first day?”

“Eh, okay I guess”

“You so didn’t go to any classes today did you?”

“Maybe but I did something better. Come listen to this.”

“What is it?”

“It’s something I just finished recording. I want to know what you think.”

“So you ditched school to go to the studio?”