The sight of my two closest friends growing up should have made me happy. Yet I felt my chest clench suddenly. I tried to hide it and hoped it was just nerves. It had been so many years, but they looked so much the same as well. I could see my best friends in their faces. Julie, Violet, and I had been three peas in a pod for most of my childhood. They both looked up and saw me. Their faces lit up, and they jumped up from the table. Each step they took closer to me made my body lock up. What was happening to me?
"Kifa?" I heard Xavier's voice but it sounded distant.
"Kifa!" Julie nearly squealed in excitement. Then, like a ton of bricks, it all hit me. Suddenly, the room spun out of control. I was vaguely aware of Xavier yelling and that I was on the ground. Why? Why now? I couldn't breat
