Dear diary,

Today I went and sat with my art friends again. They asked where I'd been, and I told them the truth. They were angrier than I expected them to be. "Just leaving us like that?" "Are you ditching us?"

Was I just ditching them? It didn't feel like I was doing anything wrong. They're so nice, too... maybe I'll eat here again tomorrow if they let me. I got the silent treatment for most of the lunch period.

What can I do to make it up to them? Olive said that there was another gallery next Wednesday. I was going to go over to Nick's house that night.

I guess I have to pick, don't I? Nick or my art friends. Which actually makes me happier? Nick teases me, but he's really sweet and I missed him when he was with Juliette.

No, I'm just lying to myself. I had my art friends, and I didn't miss him at all. Without my art friends (I haven't told you their names yet, have I? It's Charles, Ellie, Olive, Tim, and Andromeda) I did feel kind of lost.

Does that mean that I should spend more time with them than Nick? What's important, knowing who you are or others knowing who you want to be?

Kimberly