GABS' STORY

“I’ve gone ten months without you. Ten entire months. And I’ve been okay, you know? I’ve been good.” She was trying not to cry, but her chest felt so heavy and her heart felt so weak. “But I’ve thought about you every single day. I’ve thought about the way your mom got mad at you for making fun of poorly developed movies. I’ve downloaded your favorite songs just so I could sing along with you for just a little while longer. I’ve smiled at our adventures—hot air balloons to hiking. I’ve cried because I remember how big your heart is and I know I’m not in it anymore. And yes, I want to be your friend. I want to have you in my life. But I need you to know that you aren’t that easy to forget, and neither are our memories.”

The best feeling is when you look at him and he’s already staring.