I fidgeted with the hem of my shirt, feeling suddenly like a child being scolded, but knowing he had a point. "I guess...I wanted to fit in? It was stupid, I know. Eloise used to go to those kinds of things and she always talked about how fun they were. I thought maybe if I went, I'd understand what she was talking about."
"Who's Eloise?"
"She's my friend back home," I explained. "I've known her since we were, like, two."
"That's a long time." He replied, his cigarette pressed firmly between his lips.
"Well, I wouldn't say that. But I've known her forever and it doesn't feel like there was ever a time when I didn't know her."
He lightened up his cigarette before taking a drag of it and then spoke, "Well, you should be careful of who you befriend around here. Espeically from that camp
