MISSING PIECE Eight days left. There were only eight days left for the spring dance. Suddenly, it seemed like there was not enough time at all. Too soon, his thoughts echoed in his head, it was all going to happen too soon. He heard someone call his name and he turned around to find Riley looking at him curiously. "What?" He asked, noticing the expectant look on her face. "I asked if you were okay?" Riley repeated, phrasing it as a question instead of a statement. "You seemed lost for a minute there." "Yeah... Yeah, just," he scratched his jaw absentmindedly, "just thinking about the dance, is all." "Right," she raised her eyebrows sceptically. "Because you're finally going to meet her. Dying declaration of eternal love and all that." He r

