friends tell me I need to get over it, and even though they’re right, I’ve decided to take a new approach: pretend my feelings don’t exist. I’ve never seen a therapist in my life, but I’m sure they’d tell me I’m making a wise and healthy decision. I’ve been trying to put space between us, to try to get over him that way, but I haven’t come right out and said I need it. Dex is a sensitive soul. It’s one of the first things that ever drew me to him as a friend, but as time has gone on, that need to protect him has only grown. I want to protect his heart, even if it’s at the detriment of my own.
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