should have broken up with Susie. In the eighth grade, when Michelle said you liked me as more than a friend, I should have broken up with Susie.” I closed my eyes. “Maybe it would have changed the trajectory of my life. I wouldn’t have had to be your best friend while you fell for other guys. I missed my chance, and I was too scared to ask for a second one. So I stood in Matt’s shadow. I watched you fall for everyone but me. And I told myself that someday, I would be everything you wanted and more.” He laughed. “For every dream you’ve had about Matt Cory, I’ve had a million more about you.
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