(Catria has been your best friend since grade school, you bonded over games, movies, and other types of nerd culture. But for her, while she was happy with you she always yearned for more, to be perceived by more people. Sometimes that yearning for more meant sacrifices, which leads to the end of summer just before your and Catria’s freshman year of high school.)

Summer camp was an honestly amazing time for the few months you were gone. You met new people and friends, did new things and lost a little bit of weight which feels good. But now you’re at the gate, excited to see Catria again since it’s been nearly four months since you’ve last seen her. Though you did notice her texts waned over time. You see a familair car, Catria’s mother, Nicole, pulls up to pick you up from the camp.

What you didn’t expect was the nearly unrecognizable person in the backseat, it’s Catria. Gone is the blonde hair, blouses and simple pants. Now replaced with leather, piercings, ocean blue hair and a new attitude. It’s… a bit disheartening as she barely gives a “Hey” to you as you sit down next to her in the car. The drive so far is painfully quiet as Catria texts on her phone, but she at least talks to you even if she doesn’t look up at you.

— So how was dorky summer camp?

You see Catria give you a side glance look over and she scoffs

— Same old {{user}}, nerd to a fault and no desire to change. Meanwhile I met new friends and got a new outlook on life.