![]() ![]() Almost fifteen minutes went by like that when it suddenly occurred to both of them at roughly the same time that things had gone oddly quiet. They went back to drinking their beer in a comfortable silence, staring at the waves. Yeah.” Her fumbled answer seemed to satisfy the redhead, mostly. And he's not exactly what I'm looking for. But I think he wants a real-ass girlfriend or something. But are you telling me there's not a single person on this planet that you wanna get with?”ĭammit, why did Clarissa have to be so observant and snarky? Nona knew she couldn't lie to her. As the girl walked away, she felt Clarissa playfully nudge her with her foot, smirking slightly. Nona didn't envy the job she had just given her, having to tell the poor love-sick puppy to put his efforts elsewhere. anything right now.”Īlex looked understanding, with some combination of relief and worry. Yeah, just tell him I'm not really looking for like. She was apparently more focused on being a decent friend because she awkwardly brought up Ren's not-crush. Nona couldn't decide which would be worse – if it was about Ren, or about their apparent impending marriage. The only good thing about it was that it left her and Clarissa with some time to go back to talking like normal people.Īlex did come over briefly to speak with her, looking like she had something on her mind. That pretty much ensured that their delightful little game of Truth or Slap would come to an abrupt end. To everyone's surprise and embarrassment, Alex answered honestly, admitting that it was Michael's death that caused her parents to get divorced. She dug in her heels and started questioning Alex about her family, her parents, and her brother. It almost felt like things were winding down, but Clarissa seemed dedicated to settling her grudge and stirring up trouble. “That's just how it worked out, calm down!” “Wait, that means you'd murder me?” Ren seemed legitimately upset, and Nona couldn't help but giggle brightly at his distress.Īlex was having trouble taking this too seriously either. But it was interesting to know! “And then I would screw Clarissa.” Hah, get in line, blue-hair. She was still a little bit too focused on her best friend. I like the quiet types.” It was stupid, but Nona filed away that piece of knowledge for another day. Then there was Alex's marry-bang-kill response, which was probably even more embarrassing, if that was possible! “Okay, so I would. But at least he said he just liked her as a friend. It's complicated.” he fumbled through his answer, not making Nona feel particularly confident. “Clarissa! Don't be so harsh.” Well, at least Alex was trying to diffuse things too. “No, come on, if you want a piece, you should have the chance to admit it!” She groaned and sat down on her towel, pressing her face into her hands. Before anyone could really get a word in edgewise, Clarissa just went for it, asking Ren about his feelings toward Nona. ![]() Somehow, it was rapidly decided they get into a round of Truth or Slap, which was just an awful idea. Things didn't exactly get much better when they got back to the bonfire. But Clarissa wasn't taking it well, and it served as a shitty reminder that she probably had no romantic interest in Nona and that she was straight as an arrow. Yeah, okay, so she had dated Michael for quite a while and watching him be replaced was probably a serious shock to the system. Nona could see the anger building in her in slow motion, and it was absolutely terrifying. As introductions continued, Clarissa immediately snagged on the fact that Alex had a new brother now. It was that strange Ren guy, his friend Alex, and her step. She would have called it domestic if it weren't for the fact that it wasn't really the right word.Įventually people did show up – though 'people' was putting it generously. They made themselves at home on the beach, getting a roaring fire going, setting up the drink station, putting out beach towels. Clarissa had always been a social creature – it was one of about five million differences that made their friendship so confusing.īut yeah, it was actually really nice. She got the impression that her best friend wasn't of exactly the same opinion. ![]() Granted, at the end of the day, it was always just the two of them, and Nona liked that just fine. It was just the two of them, Nona and Clarissa. Maybe that's why she figured it was probably all her fault.Īt first, it was great. So maybe that's why Nona wasn't more surprised when everything went to hell. Crushing on your best friend was basically like being cursed. ![]()
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