“I think you look beautiful, that’s all.” I never understood what people meant when they said words carried weight, because people almost never meant what they said. But right now, I got it. Because his words felt so full, so serious, that if they were physical entities, I could hold them in my hands, and they’d pull me right down. I cleared my throat. “How’s that inappropriate?” “I gave you the censored version, that’s why. I also don’t think you’re supposed to find your friends beautiful.”
