Angie and Mel are waiting for me
Angie is wearing jeans
and a hooded sweatshirt
while Mel looks like she’s being
photographed for TeenVogue
later in the day.
She’s got a strappy sweater
layered over a cotton graphic tee,
with boots and a skirt short enough
that her mom probably
spoke nothing but Korean
for a whole day.

My two best friends

I fit right in between them in almost every way.

They would be mad
if they knew I was
keeping Ben a secret

But if I told it would make him
too real
And he couldn’t be real.
Not yet.

We link arms and walk in the
building for our last year together.
I’m already sad