“Celia, what do you mean you’ve moved in with a boy?” My mom was horrified on the other end.

“It’s not like that, Mom. Calm down.” Well, not exactly like that I thought to myself as I glanced over at Keith. He was cooking a vegetarian dinner for us, and she’d called as I waited. “I had an incident with my roommate.”

“What happened, honey? Are you alright?” I could feel her concern over the miles that separated us.

“I’m fine. She just…” I sighed and looked up at Keith. He smiled a smile that told me to be brave. “She cut all my hair off while I was asleep.”...