It was the last summer before I left my childhood behind. I was invited on a camping trip with some family friends. This place was deep in the woods, away from society. All we did was play, take the boat out into the lake, and share secrets with the fireflies. There was no sleep. The adrenaline kept us alive.

I met a boy I didn't know I would grow feelings for until one day, reality came knocking. I was reminded that in this place, where those summer nights held us for a ride, that's all it ever was. A beautiful melancholy.