29. Not even going to say hello?

ADRIAN

Luke looked at me suspiciously. He had been staring at me intently ever since I joined him to play some video games.

"What, you think I'm handsome or something?" I barked.

"You are looking kind of happy. What's going on?" he inquired.

Shaking my head, I scoffed at Luke. "I'm looking happy, and it's a problem? What kind of best friend are you?"

Luke chuckled and turned his attention back to the game. "I'm not saying that. It just seems sudden because just the other day, you were in a slump, getting pissed and everyone and everything, and this morning you are singing in the shower? Kind of weird to me, that's all."

Luke wasn't wrong. I was feeling a lot happier after that phone conversation with Maggie. Hearing her voice---so flustered, was the highlight of my day. This was just what I wanted. I wanted her to feel what it's like to want something she couldn't have.

I wanted her to feel what I felt that day when she left. Heartbroken and lost.

"I am just in a good mood. Don't read