I always thought loneliness was an ailment that could be cured by simply just trying to forget. In my mind I thought I could convince myself that Kaden had never even existed. That our time together could just disappear like that if I threw myself into other things. So far getting into prom planning was taking up most of my time but unfortunately not all of it. I got into studying as much as I could and it also helped that Keri has practically become my new best friend. It was almost crazy how after that night Drew had brought her over, she had instantly won my affection. We had exchanged numbers after I had told her I was planning on beginning my college applications. She had told me to reach out if I needed help with my essays and I don’t know how that had shifted to us talking about

