vashti, it sounds like she was really clinically depressed. That's just a brain chemistry thing, it is not a measure of how 'bad' the things that happened were. It can happen to people who you'd think have no worries or troubles in life, or it can be triggered by bad events such as a loved one dying. Clemence: you have to be careful, because that kind of depression sometimes operates on a cycle.. some people are fine for five years, then get depressed, are fine for another three years, get depressed again, and each time there's less time in between. So if you start feeling down/depressed again, go see a councilor asap.
I agree you need to move on. Maybe going to Wales would be best, because you can start totally fresh. I bet by the time you're done with college you'll probably have a boyfriend- but if you don't, heck you could always try to get get back into contact with Skye once you feel you've become a person that he'd respect. He probably has moved on and forgotten about you by now, but I'm sure that he'd at least be like "hey that girl from primary school! how are you??" you'd have a little catching-up chat, and you'll probably realize how over-hyped he became in your mind.

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