ACIR HILLS I exhaled in relief as soon as Ryan and Brittany left. The awkwardness between all of us was soon replaced with loud chatting and more drinking. Everyone was back in their own little bubble as we waited for the seven minutes to pass. On the other hand, Cherry and Ryan were both silent… blankly staring at one another which was quite strange. Nudging her side, I spoke. “Hey, is everything alright?” Cherry isn't the type to be silent for a long time. Aside from the fact that she loves to be the center of attention, she also loves talking nonstop—well, mostly about herself. So her not saying anything at the moment was rather... out of the blue. I assumed that the second I sat down, she’d began telling me all of the things that happened ever since the party started to keep me in

