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SCAD
OCTOBER 28, 2016
“Holy s**t, look at you!” Marley gasped.
I flung my arms around my best friend, heedless of everyone’s eyes on me. We were at the SCAD Film Festival, attending a cocktail party dedicated to the honored graduates of the university. It was at this very festival where I’d failed horribly as a director and gotten my big break, all in the same night. I also couldn’t think of the festival without thinking about Maddox, who Marley had come with to the party.
Because of course we were being honored in the same year. Of course we were.
“I missed you so much,” I told Marley.
“I missed you too.” She pulled back and assessed me. “I love this dress on you.”
“Thank you. Amelia designed it.”
Marley nodded, her jaw set. “She’s really talented.”
It was as close as I would
