Page 51 of Foul Territory

NotYourAverageJoe19

I bet he liked you too. He was probably too shy to admit it. Or maybe he was afraid.

FaeAtHeart

You don’t have to make me feel better. It was obvious he didn’t.

NotYourAverageJoe19

How?

FaeAtHeart

The only way to describe it is that he was cold to me. We were friends first. Really good friends.

As our personal interest evolved, so did his interest in me. It was clear something had shifted between us. He didn’t hide his feelingsabout me very well.

NotYourAverageJoe19

When I was a teenager I didn’t know how to express my feelings. Maybe that was his problem too. He liked you but didn’t know how to tell you.

He might have been in a tough spot since he was also your brother’s friend.

FaeAtHeart

We aren’t defending him. He was my friend first. He knew I struggled making friends and he proved to be like everyone else.

Using me to get what they wanted.

It wasn’t until I met my roommate in college when I felt like I finally had someone on my side again.

NotYourAverageJoe19

I’m sorry.

FaeAtHeart

You have nothing to be sorry about.

Anyway, at his birthday party I wanted to impress him but instead I made a fool out of myself. The same thing happenedtonight.

NotYourAverageJoe19

You wanted to impress your date?

FaeAtHeart

No. I wanted to impress him. My crush from when I was a kid. He showed up. I wanted…

I wanted him to see that I’m doing fine without him.

NotYourAverageJoe19

Are you doing fine without him?

FaeAtHeart

Most days.