16

ELISE

But of course, she’s not yet done. “Wait. What did Brandon say?” she suddenly asked.

I looked at her in surprise.

“I knew it. He doesn’t even know,” she exclaimed. Alia had been disappointed with Brandon since a century ago. “When was the last time he even called?”

“Last week. Gian actually asked for him last night and only then did I even remember him,” I confessed. And I couldn’t even hide my sadness about this.

“Son of a fairy queer…”

“Alia!” I exclaimed again, shocked.

“Do you really even have a boyfriend?” she demanded skeptically.

I slumped further into my seat. “I don’t really even know anymore.”

She sat back down in her seat. “Do you still love him?”

I stopped and tried to really feel what I still feel for Brandon. “I still care for him. I a