CHAPTER 7: Tyler

Dear diary,

As always, you won't want to know the ins and outs of the … I don't even know what to call it 'DATE'? Let's just call it that for now. But it actually went really well! At first; I was a bit skeptical of her and I was almost regretting meeting her when she always had a fazed and dreamy look in her eyes. It was as if sometimes she disconnected from our world and went into a distant bubble. And I don't roll with weirdos. Of course, my 'shadow' being the dark one that liked to feed on negative emotions, it used this chance to circle around. Creating an atmosphere of darkness and chill. But eventually, we were able to start talking properly when I randomly showed her a picture of some plants I took when I went walking in the natural reserve. And one thing I learnt was to NEVER underestimate quiet/shy people. Because my word is she a talker! However, despite that she actually was able to cope with my waffle of sadness and sorrow which is amazing! I never find anyone able to do that. Even my friends at school tell me to just shut up and let them talk about their troubles. So that was a nice feeling I had when I was with Joline. And that was my proudest moment ESPECIALLY because in exasperation – my shadow left my side and was gone with the wind. For once, I actually did feel like I could do anything with her by my side. The sun was shining – the dreary clouds were gone. Life all of a sudden… became really sweet.