“Are you guys, like, going out or something? You seem to be hanging out a lot at school. And every time you see him, you get that look on your face,” Alyssa said, nudging me with her elbow. I saw Mark roll his eyes.
“Oh God, girl talk. I’m gonna get us drinks downstairs. Please be quick with this segment of the program so I can come back with my dignity intact. Quick gossip and that’s it,” Mark said, leaving me with Alyssa.
“We’re not going out. I don’t think so anyway. We just sort of, like each other’s company. Maybe it’s the half Filipino thing, I don’t know. We barely talk about our cultural heritage. I just kind of, really, really like being around him.”
“Well, Melissa is absolutely furious at you, even more now. If I were you, be certain what all this is about so you claim he’s yo
