I was still trying to get my head around what Ben had told me, but however many times I went over it, none of it made any sense. My mind flitted back to the time when we were all students, to a time when our only worries were about whether we had enough money go down the pub or if we should play Trivial Pursuit or Poker. Life seemed so much less complicated then. We were safe in our friendships and in the moment, not believing that things would ever be any different. Had I perhaps always known that Ben had felt something for me, but simply chosen to ignore it? It didn’t seem possible. The sea breeze pricked at my skin and I enjoyed the sensation of my hair lifting around my face. I ran my hand along the fretwork of the pier. The last time I’d been here was with Dave and then I had a whole series of other emotions and thoughts assaulting my senses. ‘Anna!’ I turned around and saw Sophie smiling at me tentatively. My first instinct was to open my arms wide and run up to her for a huge hug, which was the way we’d always greeted each other in the past.
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