It’s been many years since we each left this place.

We parted with screams, tear tracks staining my face.

You told me if I ever wanted to find you, you’d be around.

I looked everywhere, I scoured our town;

I checked each bar, each street, each park

I walked the bright days, I walked the deep dark.

I walked to the beach where we first shared a kiss, how could I have known it would end up like this?...

Lacey and June had been best friends since kindergarten. Lacey was painfully shy, and did not go out of her way to interact with the other children, whereas June was the complete opposite. In fact, June was extroverted almost to a fault.

“I like your braids! I wish I had hair as long as yours!” June had exclaimed after crawling on the ground to get to Lacey, who was kneeling on the ground under a...