Yes

I gestured for them to follow me into the girls’ bathroom, and quickly checked that no one else was in the cubicles.

“What’s going on, Emily?” Jasmine asked.

“Alright, this stays between us,” I said.

They nodded sincerely, but clearly had no idea what was going on.

“My new boyfriend is Liam.”

Jasmine’s eyebrows shot up into her hairline, and Chrissie’s jaw dropped. “You’re kidding,” Chrissie said.

I shook my head. “My mom walked in on us … doing it, last night, and …” I wiped my eyes quickly. I am going to get my tear ducts surgically removed, I remember thinking.

“Holy shit,” Jasmine muttered.

Chrissie hugged me wordlessly, and I clung on to her like a drowning man clings on to a lifevest. Jasmine wrapped her arms around both of us.

“What the fuck do I do?” I sobbed.

Neither of them had any answers – we just hugged in silence until the bell for the first class sounded.