“Hey, guys.” She had a friendly smile and wave.
God. She was even more beautiful than I remembered. Why’d Shay have to date such beautiful creatures? And kind. I could tell. She’d always been so nice before, and it was there again. She was so much nicer than I was. I was brash, mean, feisty, and I could be rude at times. I had good qualities, too, but they weren’t on the surface like hers.
Suddenly, I felt very small standing next to her.
I forced a smile.
The rest said an easy hello, heading to the room, but I was rooted in place. This girl had once been with Shay. It shouldn’t bother me, but it did.
She noticed I wasn’t leaving. A soft frown formed. “You okay?”
“Did you love him?”
Her eyes widened a fraction of an inch. “Oh.” She blinked a few times. “You know, huh?”
I nodded, my
