Don't ever forget the life you left behind

The essence of love

A few weeks later Miranda was stuck working at the grocery store. She used to love working in the holidays. Finding a summer job used to be fun, but now it was just another thing in the way of spending more time with her boyfriend Brandon. She had come to love him quite early on and it had taken a year just to get noticed by him, but as she went out with him more she had gotten to know him better and was now even more deeply in love. She still had time for her friends of course but there was something about him that made her feel alive, comfortable but not bored.
Another thing that was bugging her was that she had no idea what had happened to her best friend Grace. For some reason ever since their last sleepover/party she had been a real downer. She had no motivation to do anything at all. Half the time when Miranda would call her to see if they could catch up she would still be in bed. This was unlike Grace. She had always been a excitable, enthusiastic person. But now she seemed just tired and depressed. Miranda had tried to talk to her about it but Grace had not said a word. She was annoyed with Grace, but also scared that her friends problems went back further than she was letting on.