Melissa Walker | Violet on the Runway

I’ve always been stuck in my teen years—and I love it.

I’ll admit it: I loved high school. Okay, I didn’t love getting up at 7am for
Chorus class or the emotional drama of liking the same guy as my BFF, but I did
love my friends—still do—and I have lots of good memories. Please don’t hold it
against me.

Fast-forward college writing classes, and I found that I was still focusing on
high school love, the most intense emotion I’d ever felt. 22-year-old crushes
seemed more practical, more attainable—and somehow not as searing or sweet.