Page 31 of Before We're More Than Friends
Chloe
Ooh, that’s the next town over! I go there a lot.
I wondered if we would ever bumpinto each other without knowing it. We knew a little bit what we looked like, but the few pictures we shared didn’t have our full faces in it.
Alex
Yeah, it’s cool. Doesn’t get rid of the resentment I have toward moving though.
Chloe
Makes sense. This place has always been my home, and though moving would be nice, it’s not necessarily something I’d want.
How’s your family?
Alex
On edge. Kami and Dad had an argument over the color of the floor tiles. She said light brown, but Dad said beige. Both colors are almost the same thing.
Chloe
But almost and is aren’t the same thing.
Alex
Should’ve known that you of all people would say that. You’re so technical.
Chloe
I hope that’s a compliment and not an insult.
But seriously, the tiles aren’t beige or light brown—they just reflect that color, so they appear that way to the human eye. They can be bright yellow for all we know.
Alex
Gosh, help me.
Chloe
Gosh doesn’t exist.
Oh, I forgot to tell you!
I’m finally going ona date
I accidentally hit enter before I could finish the sentence. Alex’s responses came in like lightning.
Alex
REALLY?
WHO IS HE
THIS IS SO EXCITING OMG
I SWEAR IF HE SUCKS, I’M GONNA BEAT HIS ASS UNTIL HE CAN’T SIT
Excuse my language, I was in my feelings
