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Laughter escapes, and I quickly respond

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R – Lol! Well, next ti you a lighter

M – Gasp! Already you don’t trustwell as a Bestie

R – I don’t want you to eiggle

M – I’m not asharoceries, feeling light I laugh rando why thisa tio on Is the universe trying to tell ?

"Mol!"

I turn and see Matilda,in She’s younger than me, but not by much She takes after our mother, Santana, with her dark hair and eyes I’h, recently, I decided to turn it blonde, I’m still not sure if I love it, but everyone says it suitsto try and e door "How are you?"

She skips in, stopping atbetter?"

I shrug "I still haven’t heard froust "What a dick He is such a pig"

My chest clenches, because she’s right and yet, I know, if he popped up toive him Love is an asshole like that Sos to you, and you would still be willing to overlook it if you could just have them in your life once ood friendship, funny, casual, easy going Then one night, sonored it One night, we stopped ignoring it and took it that step further It onderful, at least, I thought it was Untilwell, it wasn’t

I force a shaky laugh "Yeah Funniest thing happened today, though I think I made a new best friend"

She puts her chin in her hands and leans forward "Do share"

Is this going to sound weird? Probably, but it is a cool enough story to share "It’s a guy I’ve met a couple of times I ran into him today, and it turns out he doesn’t live that far away fro ae decided to becoht way"

She giggles "That’s creepy, but totally funny Is he good looking?"

I roll od Only you"

"Well, is he?"

I nod "Yeah, he is actually Total spunk"

She grins and wiggles her brows I shoot her a look

"Well," she says, slad you made a new friend You need it There is only so ood deal of kids I greith in the club, and we’re all incredibly close now, but sometimes I feel like we’re too close There is a lot I won’t tell theht be exactly what I need So on a clean slate, is the best way to go

"Yeah, I agree What’re you up to anyway?"

"I was just passing by on my way to the club to see Dad You want to come?"

I shake my head "I have an entire tub of Ben and Jerry’s to devour But I’ll come down tomorrow"