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She laughed again “See? That’s exactly what I ed them to her chest “Sometimes I wish it could be this easy with everyone”

“So work on that,” I encouraged her

She shook her head

“Why not?” I asked

“Because it’s safer not to The less people I let in, the s hurt”

Hearing her talk like that just about snapped irl’s life to ht for her to be so cynical about life…about love

Because you’re so different, a little voice in my head pointed out How many people have you let in?

“I get it,” I finally said “I do the sa But I think I do it for different reasons”

“What do you mean?”

“I’ve hurt a lot of the people I love I think I push people away because I’ them” I stood up This ay too deep a conversation to be having without alcohol “Drink?” I asked her as I opened the se

“A soda would be good,” she sht you said you didn’t drink”

“I don’t,” I said, popping the top and sitting back down “I also don’t pour irls”

She smiled shyly “You think I’m pretty?”

My face flushed Did she seriously not realize what she did to every guy she ca wet dream And that naivety er turn-off than a girl who knew she was hot

“I’ so I shouldn’t,” Ithe conversation to ht she was