“It has to have been something like this,” she said. “It wasn’t.” “Why not?” Now I breathed in deep, let it out. “C’mon, Coley,” I said. “You already know why.” “No I don’t.” I said this next part with my face turned into my shoulder, looking away from her. “Because I’ve been in love with you since forever.” “I didn’t know that,” she said. “Yes you did.” “I did not,” she said, turning away from me and onto her side. I couldn’t tell if maybe she was crying or about to cry.
