**Mikey**
I walked away from Macey with a smile on my face. I thought about what my mother had said to me and realized that I can’t live in the past. I can’t keep holding on to my past hurt when the truth is that I found closure a while ago when I flew to Bogotá. I didn’t realize until I told my mom the truth how much keeping that a secret had weighed me down.
I went over to the sidelines where the cheering section was and saw Mel sitting on the bench with her paper mask on, talking to one of our cheerleaders.
That kid amazes me. She is sick, and the truth is, she shouldn’t be here. But she was determined, so she came with a mask on to help protect herself.
When I asked her why she came, I suggested I could go to her room and hang out instead of coming here. She told me she didn’t th
