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SECRETS
MY CONSTANT IMING with Olly is catching up with me. I fall asleep during not one but
two movie nights with my mom. She begins worrying that something’s wrong, that my
immune system is compromised somehow. I tell her it’s simpler than that. I’m just not
getting enough sleep. I guess I understand why, given our situation, her doctor’s brain
would go immediately to the worst-case scenario. She tells me what I already know, that
lack of sleep is not good for someone with my condition. I promise to be better. That
night I only IM with him until 2 A.M. instead of our usual 3 A.M.
It feels strange not to talk to my mom about something, someone, who’s becoming so
important to me. My mom and I are drifting apart, but not because we’re spending less
time together. And not because Olly’s replacing her. We’re drifting apart because for the
first time in my life, I have a secret to keep.