“Reviving my friendship with Alice made me feel like something was right with my life though. It gave me the boost I needed, the one that starting a relationship with Josh had failed to provide. I guessed that romance couldn’t compare to the comfort of a true friend. She was someone I could trust and be myself with, and she accepted me the way I was. Within a short time, I felt as comfortable with her as if we had never been apart. I had already confided my secret rendezvous with Josh to her. The only thing I was holding back on was my shameful attraction to Mason, but I hardly even wanted to admit that to myself.
She had given me a skeptical look when I told her about Josh. “Isn’t he one of them?”
I knew that “them” referred to Mason’s crowd. “Yeah, but he’s never been mean to m
