Nicole Kent kept apologizing about the whole Warren thing, but I told him it was okay. Finally after twenty minutes of that back and forth, he dropped it. We got back to having a good time, and Warren kept his distance because I didn’t see him anymore. Ferrah and Jerrand made an appearance for a few minutes before they disappeared again. I was the third wheel, but it wasn’t that bad. I like seeing my friends happy and together, and I took the opportunity to talk to and dance with some wolves I usually look past. The last few weeks I had gone back into my shell, and tonight had me feeling more open. “It’s almost midnight, we need to find Jerrand.” I tell Cierra and Kent. “Him and Ferrah snuck off a while ago.” Cierra tells me as she scans the room looking for them. “I brought him a

