Если я останусь

           Istormedout,expectinghimtofollowafterme,beggingforgiveness,andwhenhedidn’t,myfurydoubled.IrodemybikeovertoKim’shousetovent.Shelistenedtomydiatribe,herexpressionpurposefullyblasé.

           "That’sjustridiculousthatheonlylikespeoplelikehim,"shescoldedwhenI’dfinishedspewing."Helikesyou,andyou’renotlikehim."

           "That’stheproblem,"Imumbled.

           "Well,thendealwiththat.Don’tdragmeintoyourdrama,"shesaid."Besides,Idon’treallyclickwithhim,either."

           "Youdon’t?"

           "No,Mia.NoteveryoneswoonsforAdam."

           "Ididn’tmeanitlikethat.It’sjustthatIwantyouguystobefriends."

           "Yeah,well,IwanttoliveinNewYorkCityandhavenormalparents.Asthemansaid,‘Youcan’talwaysgetwhatyouwant.’"

           "Butyou’retwoofthemostimportantpeopleinmylife."

           Kimlookedatmyredandtearyfaceandherexpressionsoftenedintoagentlesmile."Weknowthat,Mia.Butwe’refromdifferentpartsofyourlife,justlikemusicandmearefromdifferentpartsofyourlife.Andthat’sfine.Youdon’thavetochooseoneortheother,atleastnotasfarasI’mconcerned."

           "ButIwantthosepartsofmylifetocometogether."

           Kimshookherhead."Itdoesn’tworkthatway.Look,IacceptAdambecauseyoulovehim.AndIassumeheacceptsmebecauseyouloveme.Ifitmakesyoufeelanybetter,yourlovebindsus.Andthat’senough.Meandhimdon’thavetoloveeachother."

           "ButIwantyouto,"Iwailed