Chapter 19:

She ignored me when we got to school.

I wanted to ask her why.

But I didn’t.

She wasn’t in Social Studies today.

She wasn’t in lunch either.

I saw her in the hallway.

She was sitting in the part where no one ever came.

I walked over to her.

I sat down.

I asked her what was wrong

She didn’t answer.

She was crying.

I asked her again.

She looked up.

She asked if I liked her.

I said I did.

I didn’t regret it.

She didn’t say anything.

I wanted her to.

Instead she leaned into me.

So there we were.

Me an her.

Sitting in an empty hallway.