LUX’S JOURNAL

—April 12—

It’s spring break and I’m spending the whole week at Mom’s, making sure I steer clear of kids from my old school.

Last night, me and the girls went to see Tobyn’s sister’s band play a show. The band is called Boys Behaving Badly, even though all five members are girls. Tobyn’s sister Devyn sings, and Tobyn was right when she said they sucked—her sister is really the only talented one.

Tobyn’s girlfriend, Ava, came with us, and Micah invited her boyfriend, Ty. Noelle brought her boyfriend, Travis . . . and also invited Emmett, even though I asked her not to.

No one called it a date, but at one point during the night, everyone paired off. Tobyn and Ava went to grab a soda, and Micah and Ty started kissing. Noelle pulled Travis up to the stage so they’d be closer to the music, and me and Emmett were left in the middle of the crowd alone.

He asked how my studio photos were going, and I showed him a few I had saved on my phone. And when the band started playing again, he put his arms around my hips, and I didn’t move away when he started dancing with me.

Finding Emmett wasn’t a part of the plan, but I’m so happy to have people I care about again.

The night ended with all of us up on Micah’s roof. Tobyn and her sister sang whatever song we requested. Noelle pointed out different buildings in the skyline. I showed Micah how I did my twists, and she put a few in Ava’s hair. I watched while the boys played cards. I think I forgot what having real friends feels like.