Growing up, everything had seemed so important. Her friends, her boyfriends, her parents, her school…. It had felt like everything was permanent, would last forever. She’d been unable to envision a life beyond that. But now, looking back, at 33, she realized how insignificant all of that stuff was. It all felt so distant, so far away. In retrospect, none of it even mattered anymore.
“Caitlin?” came a voice.
Caitlin blinked, snapping out of it. She looked over to see everyone staring at her.
“Hello, Earth to Caitlin?” Polly said, and they all broke into laughter.
Caitlin blushed. She must have zoned out again.
“Sorry,” she said.
Caleb came over and kissed her forehead.
“You okay, baby?” he asked. “You’ve been spacing out a lot lately.”
Before Caitlin could reply, Polly yelled:
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