I watch her leave, and once she is around the corner, I notice a mint green notebook lying on the seat.

One time, I was about sixteen years old, he pushed me as far as to vomit on the ice during practice.I remove my AirPods from my ears and put them back into the case, then go to take hers out of her ears. After changing into something more suitable for a hockey game, I walk over to my desk and take a seat. If they can ease your pain with just being there, lighten your mood, brighten your days by simply being in your life.

I must look like I’ve seen a ghost, because she starts to laugh, looking at me with an awfully intense stare, I would back off if she didn’t seem all nice. What if suddenly two people that swore to never get involved with one another ever again, are now forced to learn how to coparent? And if she does “care” about someone else, it’s only up until she can turn it all about herself again. And besides, when you get on a plane, you don’t know the pilot either, yet you trust them with your life, don’t you?From our friend Mia, I know that Winter secretly thinks I look dead ninety per cent of the time she sees me. He’s quiet, observant, and prefers to keep his distance to those who seem more like a complication than simplicity. He knows he shouldn’t get involved in my business, and I’m sure he regrets every second of him reading what I wrote. I’m sure she used to believe it, at least I hope she did, but clearly, she hadn’t gotten the chance to see it.