Teach Me How To Burn
“How the tables have turned. pity company. Got it.”
“Oh, stop it.” I nudged his side with my elbow. “What’s actually wrong?”
He turned his face toward me, his jaw set. “You’ve been avoiding me.”
“No, I haven’t.”
“Yes, you have. I say good morning, you say ‘mmhmm.’ I ask if you’re riding with me, you hop into Lucas’ car. I try to talk to you and you vanish like smoke. So yeah, avoiding.”
I looked away. “We’ve been weird. Everything’s been weird.”