AN: Inspired by lyrics from "Hit Or Miss" by New Found Glory
I looked at the picture of me and Tina and last year's prom sitting on the desk. I'm not sure why the picture is still there, why it even got displayed really - Tina wasn't my girlfriend anymore. My roommate made it a point to tell me to move on at least once a day and really he had a point. Tina and I had broken up before I came here, deciding that a long distance relationship wasn't what was best for us.
Still, I missed her. I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for her. Instead I would be in some stuffy college, getting straight A's as I worked toward a degree that my father wanted, not me. Tina had believed in me when I had given up on myself. Had faced the wrath of my Dad and sent in applications for me.
But perhaps she was right. Maybe this was the time of our lives that we should be exploring who we are without any old ties holding us back. In the two weeks I had been here I had been exposed to more new experiences than I ever thought possible. Different kinds of peoples and ideas. It was exhilarating and it made me contemplate some of my own ideas and beliefs. Perhaps Tina and I wouldn't even be able to get along nowadays.
I would always be grateful for what Tina had done for me. She would always have a special place in my heart but like so many other highschool sweethearts, perhaps forever wasn't in our futures.
Reaching out, I picked up the picture and placed it in a dresser drawer under some t-shirts. I wouldn't get rid of the picture, but I wouldn't leave it on display either. It was time to truly embrace my future and move on from the life I knew in Lima.