I can't saw wisdom out of a star if

you blink my words empty when I pray for you

There is nothing profound about any of this. There is everything beautiful about all of this.

"Bye," she says. "Love you!" 

I freeze, almost tripping down the steps. 

It was the boys' table at lunch. They were all in my grade, some of them my friends. 

Lisa hasn't changed at all from the way I remembered her from the local library. 

I long for the day when lockdown ends and I can safely visit Evie again. 

My best friend and I always talk about how we're going to change the world. 

Jill climbed the dusty, rotting steps, and her upper half disappeared into the gloom. 

There was a girl in class that Rose really wanted to play with, but she didn't know what to say.