The Three Lives of Cate Kay

by Kate Fagan

She was a confident person. But like all confident people, it was only about 87 percent authentic. Doubt just lived on the outskirts of town instead of in the center, like it does for everyone else.

Maybe its an amanda thing

I think we’re all just pretending to not be freaking out and you’re just having a harder time pretending right now.”

“It’s like… ummm… how do I explain this? It’s like you hold me steady, but without holding me still.”

And yet, as far as I could tell, being cool in high school was a death sentence. No pain to fuel you later.