I’m a 9th grader and I got very close to three seniors. Two of them happened in the fall and the third happened in late February. Now I have to watch them walk the hallways of high school for the last time, knowing I’ll never be able to run to their lockers, say good morning to their faces, or travel to meets together. And I don’t want to think about the fact that I’ll have to get through junior year without any of my besties because the other two are going to be graduating next year.