Haunted

Unrequited love is all right in books and things, but in real life, it completely sucks

Well, hi, CeeCee," I said. "Hi, Adam. Nice of you two to drop by. Ever heard of knocking?" "Oh, please," CeeCee said. "Why? Because we might interrupt you and your precious Jesse?" Jesse, upon hearing this, raised his eyebrows. Way up.

Jesse, this is Craig. Craig, Jesse. You two should get along. Jesse's dead, too.

Adam gave me a scandalized look. "Fraternizing with the enemy!" he cried. "For shame, wench!

I don’t know why the world has to be populated by so many unpleasant people. I really don’t. It really takes an effort to be rude, too. The amount of energy people expend on being a jerk astounds me sometimes.

I told them I wasn't crying. I told them my eyes were watering from all the marker fumes. And they seem to believe me. Too bad the only person I didn't seem able to fool anymore was myself.