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“If our paths crossed, sure, why not?” I shrugged

“I liked the letter chick better At least I didn’t have to pretend to like her”

“The letter chick Was she his ex?” I wasn’t above a fishing expedition

“The one he’s head over heels for The one he talked my ear off about for months solid before you showed up I’ he wanted in a wo to hilass

My heart did a little flip And then the guilt hit caht she’d abandoned him, that had to hurt He deserved to know

“Excuseon with hi to last It never does”

And that hat I was afraid of ? Which orse,as me?

“I get that you want to be a good sister and protect hiet along with you I don’t want you to think I’ to push you out”

She sneered “He’d never let that happen”

“Exactly, so you shouldn’t feel threatened”

“I don’t,” she snapped

“Then there’s no reason for us not to get along”

“Maybe I just don’t like you Why do we have to get along? Are you one of those people who has to be liked by everyone? Is that why you shoith the big soods? Because you can’t stand the idea of so you so you bribe them into it?”

I took a step back

Hostility radiated off her and she was hitting that nail head on Who could dislike so that since ive et people to not let their friends be shitty to et whatever I decided to bake and bring into school that day Not that I’d had a chance to doI put into my mouth like a hawk