I get away from my friends after many long goodbyes and promises to get together very soon. They watch me go and, for several minutes, I wonder if they decided to follow me to figure out where I’m going.

Thankfully, I don’t see any of them coming after me. They were curious, but obviously not ready to leave one another just yet. A pang of guilt gives me a sharp jab in my heart. I do love my friends and want to spend all of the time with them, but I also have a guy, Felix, who ...