NOAHS POV October, it was three days before Halloween and I was stuck at the mall with Brie as she tried on costume after costume. Over the last few months I threw myself deeply into my studies and classes. I did continue to run with Brent most mornings but things felt different. We didn’t talk as much and anytime he invited me to ‘mom and pops’ I always made an excuse to not go. I still had a class with him and had promised to be his study buddy but I couldn’t handle being so close to him anymore. If I wanted to get over him I needed to distance myself. Then there was Jeff. We had gone to dinner a few times and he was always charming and attentive but after the second outing I realized that my heart wasn’t in it. I fear that will be the case with any guy until I can finally say that I’m

