Muffled laughter filled the air around us, as if we were trapped in a prison of our own. Posters on the wall were suddenly the most intriguing thing we’ve both ever seen as we both fell deeper into the shallow end of the growing tension. The group project was now long forgotten as the nerves grew and loud voices infiltrated my mind.

The once towering brick walls that stood tall with my confidence, have now been left crumbled. All because of a past I wish to forget. All the progress I thought I had made perished in just a few seconds as the feelings buried deep down pushed itself back to the surface.