TWENTY FIVE

Chapter Song:

Good Mourning by Sophie Holohan

The first time I had my heart broken was when Era rejected me when I asked to junior prom. I was very excited. I keep jumping on my bed. Writing the best letter invitation. I even asked Kim to read it for me just to see how she would react. But she couldn't feel a thing.

She said, “People just can't read something and force to feel a thing when those romantic words are not meant for them. It's not going to work that way.” She told me and then went back to her room. “You have to give it to her. Move fast, turtle!” She yells from other side of the wall.

But Era rejected me. She wanted the other guy. It wasn't me. He was the Mr. Popular and I was just someone she knew. I didn't know how it felt like but I hope I would never have to experience it again. Because that's the kind of moment where I wish I didn't exist at all.

I thought a lot about Kim's words then and now. It was so hard to find the courage to walk up to my best friend and