Scarlet felt bad for her. She knew that what Sage had said—that he didn’t like Maria—would devastate her. She didn’t have the heart to tell her that. Besides, she could see that Maria was lost in her own fantasy, and that she wouldn’t even believe it if she said it.
“He really didn’t say anything. The bell rang, and I walked out.”
“Do you think he was into our scene, when we were partnering up? I thought I saw him looking at you, and I got confused.”
Scarlet didn’t know how to reply. She really didn’t want to let her friend down; but she couldn’t lead her on, either.
“I really don’t know. I don’t know anything about him.”
“But you were there. Tell me. What do you think? Was he into me?”
Scarlet had no idea what to say, so she just took another sip.
“OMG, I can’t stop thinking about
