KARA “Kara, are you okay? Am I tugging your hair hard?” Riley suddenly asked, pulling me back to reality. I must have spaced out for a second. I couldn’t help but get bombarded by old memories as we prepared for the event, memories I hadn’t thought about till I saw myself in front of the mirror. I forced a smile, “Not at all. I was just reminded of something while we were doing this. I completely trust you.” We were currently in Natasia’s room. She was doing her makeup while Riley was styling my hair, which I hadn’t gotten the chance to cut, so it had already grown around waist level. I’ve been lazily tying it in a pigtail lately, but I probably should have it trimmed soon. She reciprocated the smile and asked, “Really? What is it?” I couldn’t answer, not knowing if it was a good to

