I fell asleep that night trying to figure out exactly what it was about Zack that had gotten to me and why I cared so much. The only safe reason I could come up with was that he was a friend, and that I was concerned about him. And plus, he had opened up to me about his past. But still… I knew that something about him had stuck with me, somewhere along the way. I didn't know what it was, but it was there. It took me an hour of tossing and turning that night to fall into a light sleep. At 2:30am, I was wide awake again.
"I can't do this," I muttered to myself, pushing off the covers, and got up to use the bathroom. I brushed my teeth and took a shower. There was no way I was going to be able to fall back asleep now. I returned to my room and listened to my old CD player for a while with th
