Dearest ex-friends,

We went to Starbucks every day the next week. Our friendship was blooming fast, and I'd never been so happy to hang out with someone. I was ignoring my usual flock more and more, and it was just us.

Ian, it was at the next party that you slipped up. Or, was it all calculated? After you had downed a few drinks, we sat on the couch, Zoe not too far away.

You leaned in, and you whispered, "You've shown me that one person can really change your life."

Tell me why something in my stomach fluttered, and why I looked at you with a small smile before walking back over to Zoe as she flirted with some guy.

Remember,

Laila