Summer's End,I Won't Save You Twice

When the SAT scores came out and I found mine had been withheld from the rankings, I was ecstatic. I immediately posted about it on Instagram.

“Finally get to go to Columbia with the person I love!”

The post had barely gone live when I scrolled past something that stopped my thumb cold: a new post from Derek Whitfield, my childhood sweetheart of seven years.

“From school uniforms to a wedding dress. Thank you for being by my side.”

I thought of the love letter he'd slipped me right before the SATs, and my heart fluttered as I tapped into the photo grid.