On Wednesday after school, Vanessa invited Gabe, Alex, and I to go swimming at her house. It was the middle of November, but it was freaking ninety degrees out and it was perfect swimming weather.
Vanessa and I laid out on some chairs to tan - well Vanessa was doing most of the tanning while I was trying not to burn - while the boys were in the house rummaging for snacks.
“Have you heard from him?” Vanessa asked.
I was doing a pretty damn good job of not thinking about Ethan today and I frowned when she mentioned him. I haven’t heard from him since he told me we couldn’t be friends anymore. No calls, no texts, nothing. He still gave me the occasional smile in class or in the hall but never when Krista was around.
“No,” I said simply, hoping she would drop the subject. I felt like th
