I hid out in my room for the rest of the day, not daring to even peep out. There were so many questions I had to ask myself, and yet no answers. I quietly listened to my mum and Nate occasionally laughing and I had to ask myself how he didn't feel flustered in front of the mother of the girl he almost kissed.
Also wasn't he dating Kimberly? They've been terribly close these past few weeks and even though they haven't personally confirmed it, the whole school have concluded that they were together.
And that was unsettling.
I busied myself with some doodles until I heard a knock on my door and the my mum calling out to me. I considered for a second about faking sleep but finally resigned.
"It's open."
She came in, quietly closing the door behind her. "Nate's about to leave, don't you wa
