26.

I really couldn't put into words how much I craved him, all of him. His time, his undivided attention, his smile, his adoration from afar - I lost it all, but I didn't lose the memories.

I could never lose the memories - I am stuck with them, forever.

We walked the half-hour walk to the library from campus, simply enjoying each other's company, sometimes talking, sometimes walking in comfortable silence. Sam and I had once been like this too - eager to hear each other's stories, each other's ideas about things in the world. Even if we didn't always agree.

Theo and I didn't agree. In fact, most of the things he had discussed on the way I didn't even understand.

But that wasn't the point - it was nice to finally feel like you were someone's priority in a given moment, and that meant the world to me.