Chapter 17

Middle school ended eventually.
Everything does.
Even things that feel permanent.
By eighth grade, Tyler and I barely crossed paths.
Emma stayed my friend.
Mason became someone I could nod to in the hallway.
Not friend.
Not enemy.
Just a person who had failed and was trying not to keep failing.
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I learned that healing is not becoming untouched.
It is becoming less controlled by the touch.