“Of course I know you, Goldie,” he responds, his tone offended. “Did you expect something different?” I shrug, turning my attention back to the moon high above us. The stars are putting on a show tonight. They twinkle, as if they’re as excited as I am for what the late night will bring. “You just haven’t been around much lately.” Things seemed to shift right after he graduated high school. Truly, things may have already been changing before that. Regardless, him graduating really changed things.
Mare - age 16
