Everything good that has happened, happened just ten miles up the road, in some small, middle-of-nowhere town. It’s where I met my best friends growing up. It’s where I found a family of my own—not one I was born into, but one I fell into. It’s where I met a boy with gold-spun hair and big blue eyes, and a sunny smile that made me feel a little less alone. A little less sad. A little less angry. It’s where I had my first kiss. Where I had all my kisses, but especially the ones with that boy with the eyes like the ocean. The one who believed in me…
