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I keep ood-bye at the door There are soles, and a low nore them, but for a reason I can’t quite identify, I’ether in my peripheral vision

Even when the door closes and Silas is long gone, there’s still a strange otherness in the room, like their relationship leaves behind specters to taunt single people with their glowing happiness It doesn’t help that Dylan is still leaning against the door, her eyes sort of glazed over and her lips lifted in a sood sex looks like Note to self

"So" I say "That seemsserious"

She floats over to the couch so serenely, I actually check to round She sits next to s up onto the couch to wrap her arms around her knees

"It is It really is"

"And you don’t think that’s fast?" I ask They’d only known each other for a few ether but kind of not Then they had so of the school year before they worked things out As far as I can tell, they’ve only officially been together for around teeks

She laughs "Oh, it’s incredibly fast But it was never going to be any other ith hiood withall?"

Dylan’s eyestwists in uy or even the relationshipmore of the ability to have such a relationship After a few completely bland liaisons over the years, I’ve decided that I just don’t have that thing in me that lets people fall in love Nonna says I’m picky Dad says I’m stubborn Mom thinks I just need someone who’s as smart as I am

I say I’m better equipped for ideas than e relationship, period, let alone one that forms and flourishes in a matter of weeks If I were Dylan, the prospect of all would freak me out

"I can’t really put it into words," she says "At least not ones that don’t sound cliché, but I’ it all with Silas because not to do so feels like I’ with him just feelsinevitable In the best way And to slow things down or box them in just doesn’t feel natural, you know?"

I nod h I do not, in fact, know

"I a you a heads-up before bringing him over You stayed so late at the library, and there were a bunch of people at his house, so we came over here for some privacy We both meant for hi to turn into one of those roonificant other"

I nod again, and I believe her Dylan is a fantastic roommate, and she has a tendency to put all others above herselfto a fault

"How about I y? Brain food and all that jazz"