"Just like me and her." I comment, turning back toward our conversation. My friend laughs and shakes her head, bending down to retrieve something from her large bag. "Yeah, we're like this." I cross my fingers, signaling our sarcastic closeness. "She hates you, you know." My other friend pipes up, adjusting her dance bag on her shoulder and glancing down at her phone. I giggle quietly, "Really?" "Yeah. She doesn't say it much, but she does." I laugh this time. Not caring that my laughter is louder than it should be on this quiet, tired evening. "I like you as a person and I like her. But I just don't get it. What's up with you guys?" She continues, studying my face, looking over my shoulder at the other girl who just laughs again, still shaking her head. This time I feign a sigh, and shake my head, a small smile tugging at my lips. "I don't know." *** Apparently, I am hated. ...