"Tessa! Tessa!" My head snapped up as I realized that someone had been trying to get my attention. "Geez, Tessa, where were you?" Nicki asked in annoyance.
"Sorry. I know I've been spacey here lately," I replied. I felt exhausted, like I could sleep a whole week and still not be rested enough.
"Talk to me. You've always been there for me. Now, let me be here for you," she replied, as she plopped herself down next to me.
"Oh, Nicki, it's just that...I don't know...I'm feeling...everything just...I can't..." and I started crying. Me, who had probably never cried in her whole life, just started bawling my eyes out. Once I started, I couldn't stop. I never realized when Nicki left and was replaced with my soon to be mates. It was only when I was sandwiched between them that I
