Sarah, Love,

Nearly two weeks until graduation... It makes me want to cry.

Every time I look at my friends, I just remember all the little things that made me happy.

Molly is finally smiling again, willingly. She started smiling at Tom and I argue about how lobsters are caught the other day. It made both of us break out in grins too.

Mike gets out of rehab for graduation for a trial-run. There’s a lot of temptation to take a sip of beer, but the gang and I are going to be with him the whole night and we swore no alcohol.

Trisha is out of the hospital. Kelly is being extremely nice and is carrying all her books and helping her out in any way. I think she’s feeling guilty. They haven’t even raised their voice at each other since Trisha got out of the hospital. It makes everyone so happy to see them getting along like they did when we were young. I think it makes each other happy, too, seeing that they didn’t need to fight to communicate to each other.

And, finally, when things are getting better, I can finally relax!

Mom and I are going shopping this weekend for my graduation outfit. We have everything planned down to the bone. She’s hosting a party for all my friend’s parents (still with no alcohol!) to commemorate all the awesome times we had together. This is why I love my mom. She knows when to do something and how to do it right.

Tom and I found a little place behind the art building to hide. We hid there with Molly one day, trying to skip P.E. It’s cramped and a little bit smelling of paint, but it’s still a place to get away.

We call it our sanctuary.

I suppose it is, in a way. It’s a place to get away from feuding friends, ex-boyfriends, school, work, and all the rest.

But, I just want to escape graduation. I don’t want to leave my friends...

                            Sincerely,
Me