I had no idea how much time had passed, but I was genuinely feeling better. Kevin and I knew mostly everything about each other, but it always felt good reminiscing about old memories and fun times.

“Oh, I remember that time we put glue on our math teacher's chair. I don't even remember her name anymore, but I remember she wanted to tear us to shreds.” Kev was still clutching his stomach in breath-stopping laughter, but he felt the need to open the jar of memories of yet another amusing moment from our teenage years.

“Let me remind you,” – I lifted a finger – “I wasn't the one that...