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           "No,it’sonlybeenaweek,"Isaid."We’restillinthesamegrouponthatone."

           "Fornow,"Kimsaid.

           OneothercategorythatKimandIdevisedwaspeoplewhotriedtobecoolandpeoplewhodidnot.Onthisone,IthoughtthatAdam,Kim,andIwereinthesamecolumn,becauseeventhoughAdamwascool,hedidn’ttry.Itwaseffortlessforhim.So,Iexpectedthethreeofustobecomethebestoffriends.IexpectedAdamtoloveeveryoneIlovedasmuchasIdid.

           Anditdidworkoutlikethatwithmyfamily.Hepracticallybecamethethirdkid.ButitneverclickedwithKim.AdamtreatedherthewaythatI’dalwaysimaginedhewouldtreatagirllikeme.Hewasniceenough—polite,friendly,butdistant.Hedidn’tattempttoenterherworldorgainherconfidence.Isuspectedhethoughtshewasn’tcoolenoughanditmadememad.Afterwe’dbeentogetheraboutthreemonths,wehadahugefightaboutit.

           "I’mnotdatingKim.I’mdatingyou,"hesaid,afterIaccusedhimofnotbeingniceenoughtoher.

           "Sowhat?Youhavelotsoffemalefriends.Whynotaddhertothestable?"

           Adamshrugged."Idon’tknow.It’sjustnotthere."

           "You’resuchasnob!"Isaid,suddenlyfurious.

           Adameyedmewithfurrowedbrows,likeIwasamathproblemontheblackboardthathewastryingtofigureout."Howdoesthatmakemeasnob?Youcan’tforcefriendship.Wejustdon’thavealotincommon."

           "That’swhatmakesyouasnob!Youonlylikepeoplelikeyou,"Icried.