Sara and the Conqueror
She spoke with a localized pride that bordered on arrogance.
I nodded slowly, seeing no point in arguing with her. "I’m confused, Carmen," I admitted, stepping into the shaded gazebo. "I don't understand why she stayed when the door was open. I don't understand her at all."
Carmen let out a dry, bitter laugh that lacked any real humor. "You’re in love with a girl who has no idea that you even exist as a man, only as a myth. This is a classic, textbook case of unrequited love, Alpha." She chuckled again. "It’s poetic, in a tragic, self-destructive sort of way."