We’ve been best friends since we met, which was as freshman roommates and newbies on the women’s soccer team at UCLA. It wasn’t long into our friendship that she shared her mom’s past battle with breast cancer and her new diagnosis of leukemia. That’s when I knew the last thing Willa needed was someone else to worry about. With the right medication and sheer unreliable luck, ulcerative colitis is one of those diseases that can behave itself for years. Mine did through college, with only a few minor episodes that I managed to handle without raising Willa’s suspicion. I hate lying, and I never
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