Chapter 14
Matt felt like s**t. Cody was right, and he knew it. The Bonnie Raitt song reminded him that, no matter what, he couldn’t make his friend love him, not in that way. Another song popped into his head, one that was bubbly and upbeat in spite of its oh-so-sad message: “But Not for Me.”
Was friendship a consolation prize? Or was it something rare and powerful he should appreciate in its own right? Matt remembered high school, where he was not only the reigning class geek but the class sissy as well. He saw himself sitting in the school library at lunchtime, stomach growling, because he didn’t want to face the prospect of eating lunch alone in the crowded cafeteria, bubbling over with conversation and laughter he was left out of. Or worse, being made fun of. High school had been fo
