"I just lost it, Melissa. I don't even know what I said during my speech. But it definitely had nothing to do with the topic."
"I thought you wrote your speech yesterday? You didn't even seem nervous."
"I wasn't nervous. I just got so mad and snapped."
"But why?"
Melissa's phone buzzed. She gave me another hug and hopped off the bed. "Look, Tyler's here. He brought you your stuff that you left in class. I'm going to head out and give you two some privacy."
I wiped my tears away and looked up at her.
"We can talk later, okay? Penny, it can't possibly be as bad as you seem to think." She grabbed her backpack. "I'll see you later. And I'll pick up Chinese takeout after my classes are over."
"Thanks, Melissa," I sniffed. I grabbed a tissue from my desk and blew my nose.
She smiled and
