Lucas came clean to her about his new resolutions for the following semester. He just wanted her consent and agreement on whether he was allowed to hang around with her at school, but she wanted everything to be kept under wraps and slowly because she was not sure a relationship was what she wanted for her final semester.
"I don’t want any relationship right now, Lucas. I know you so much want to prove yourself to me, but first, you need to work on yourself."
"Yeah, that is what my therapist is, and I am glad I have her. She has made me see the bigger picture of high school. It is not about having so many friends to flex around, but having friends you can count on. And when I took some time to think about what kind of friends I have been keeping, I came to realize that they were only fri
