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“I just,” I said, finally breaking the silence, “I really, really wish I’d never met either one of them”

“You don’t mean that,” Andrea said softly

I looked at her, angry at first She just sain Andrea was never the type of friend to lie She wouldn’t sugarcoat things She wouldn’t hide from the real issues just to make me feel better Most the of time, I loved her for it

“I wish I

My eyes closed, and I felt fresh tears begin to for, I wasn’t

“I was falling in love with him,” I said weakly My voice broke, and just like that, I was crying again

Andrea pulled me into her arms and smoothed ht We switched between hating Joshua, cursing Michael, and laughing at the we did made me feel any better I missed Michael so much that my stomach felt like a pit It was as if he’d created a void I wasn’t sure I would be able to fill again

“He ht “I can tell”

“You want to know so really pathetic?” I asked

“Always” Andrea smiled

“Part of ht he was the one,” I said “I know, it’s stupid”

“Why is that stupid?” Andrea asked

“Because we barely know each other,” I said “We only justfor him”

Andrea shrugged “Soht does exist, you know?”

“I’m not so sure about that,” I said doubtfully “That’s a fairy tale”