Josh will begin disappearing into a future where the only place he and I remain friends is on the Internet.

You don't need to watch out for me, Clay." But I did, Hannah. And I wanted to. I could have helped you. But when I tried, you pushed me away. I can almost hear Hannah's voice speaking my nest thought for me. "Then why didn't you try harder?

My heart and my trust were in the process of collapsing. And that collapse created a vacuum in my chest.

How many times had I let myself connect with someone only to have it thrown back in my face?

Stories about sensitive issues like sex, drugs or sexual assault, suicide and teen drinking, are often censored because people just don't want to talk about those things. It's not that these things don't happen, but when they're shared in a fictional setting, for some reason they make some people uncomfortable.

But sometimes there’s nothing left to do but move on.

But they were wrong. There was a reason.