After dinner, I lie on my bed and stare at the ceiling. I’m giving myself this one evening and night to mourn for what there was between James and me. To grieve for the friend I’ve lost without knowing why. But no longer than that. I’m still me, and I’ve sworn to myself that I won’t let anything or anyone get in my way. As of tomorrow, everything will be back to normal, the way it’s been these last two years. I’ll concentrate on school and go to events meetings. I’ll have lunch in the dining hall with Lin. I’ll prepare for the Oxford interviews. I’ll go back to living in a world where James
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