It's been five years since Lauren and her friends have graduated from high school. It's also been five years since Lauren has seen Dustin, the shy, creative boy she had a crush on all those years ago. But Lauren's in for a big surprise because five years changes a lot of things, including the people we thought we knew. And it's also time enough to know to take chances when the opportunity presents itself, particularly when it comes to love and a certain shy boy. A short story around 7K.

How can you say goodbye to someone you love? This story was first published in the Ultraverse E-zine of Science Fiction and Fantasy, which is archived in the Wayback Machine at web.archive.org