“Well, maybe you were ready a little earlier than some. You also had a supportive family, and great friends. Not everyone has it so easy.”
I was unmoved. “If Will liked me the way I liked Ben, he’d at least speak to me in public.”
“Is music class not public?”
“Sure, but he ignored me for weeks up until just recently. In the halls, and in the cafeteria, and in English …”
“But not music class anymore. Seems like progress to me. It’s small, but it’s something. Sounds like he’s trying.”
Eurgh. I hated it when adults made sense.
“Try not to take it personally if he’s not going as quickly as you’d like him to,” Aunt Linda said. “If friendship is all he’s able to give you right now, don’t knock it because you were hoping for more. Maybe, if you’re lucky, he’ll be ready for something else on
