I complain to Kara in the locker room after class. I can’t stand the way Magdelina kept smirking at me, antagonizing me, yet when Ari was around, she put on this little happy face and ignored me altogether. I lean against the locker, crossing my arms and groaning out noisily in frustration. “He loves you, just remember that,” Kara whispers before bending at the waist to untie her shoes. “But he hooks up with her? Like I don’t get it.” I try to work it out in my mind as I speak aloud since I don’t get why he would do this to me. Did he think I’d never meet her? Did he think he could get away with this? Probably. It just feels a lot like betrayal. “Why don’t you just talk to him about it?” Kara suggests, lifting her tee over her head, revealing her perfect little body. “This is why I love you!” I exclaim, loving how rational she is. I jump up and give her a huge hug. She giggles and then places her hands on my shoulders, separating us. “I’m the best. Tell me something I don’t know.”
