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Maggie jumped off the bed. “Oh, yeah. For sure. You have to laugh a certain way. Eat a certain way. Oh, Fiona, you can’t go ordering double cheeseburgers and having grease dripping down your chin.”
I tilted my head. “Now I’m really nervous.”
“What’s there to be nervous about?” Maggie asked. “You’re just sneaking out to meet up with your brother’s best friend.”
“Shush!” I yelled.
“Oh, Riff!” Maggie groaned. “Oh…Griffin…”
Maggie started to kiss the air.
My bedroom door flew open and Remi stepped into my bedroom.
My face turned bright red.
Maggie’s too.
“What the hell is going on in here?” Remi’s voice bellowed.
In the past year or so his voice dropped. A lot.
He was also huge now.
Super tall. Super strong.
He was almost scary to look at.
He looked much older than he was.
There was a rumor going around the high school that Remi was able to buy alcohol without getting carded. I wasn’t sure if it was true or not.
Maggie had a crush on Remi too.
She stared in awe of my brother.
And here was the thing - if Remi decided he liked Maggie, I would never get in the way. I would embrace it. I would tell them both to go for it.
Why not go on a date?
Why not…whatever…?
But it wasn’t that way for me when it came to Remi.
One time he stole my diary and read a poem I wrote about Riff.
Always there,
My heart flutters,
Even when I shut my eyes.
Can’t help this,
No ground, I’m falling,
This feels like a surprise.
I whisper your name,
