Brandon and IWe lay down in the bed under the same covers. We lay under the stars with the required few inches separating us. A few feet away, on the floor, lay Nate. He was asleep though, he always was. It was always like this. No matter how many there were it was always just he and I awake when the sun would rise. He would tell me things from time to time. Getting the truth from him was like pulling teeth. No big deal though, my mom did that for a living. "We lived in the car for… I'm not sure how long it was. Just the three of us" I would blink, holding back tears. It was an odd week. Bitter cold. All those nights seemed to fade on into one. We nev