“Okay… so, don’t make a big deal over it, but… I finally have a crush!” Giselle confessed.

“Seriously!” I said, clapping wildly. “Tell me who, tell me who!”

“Viv! Please don’t tell anyone!” Giselle begged, and I slumped. But I gave her a small nod. “Okay… well, I met him in band. Let me see if I can spot him…” She looks around the cafeteria and finally spots a dark-haired boy on the shorter side with wild blue eyes. “That’s him!”

I froze. I blinked, and again. Gulping, I shakily responded. “That’s… Carter.”

Giselle furrowed her eyebrows together. “You know him?”

Yes, I know him! I’ve had the biggest crush on him since I met him in gifted class last year! But I wasn’t about to tell her that.

“Barely. He’s in my home room,” I said, somewhat nonchalantly.

“You look… almost mad. Vivian, what’s going on?” Giselle asked.

I try to contain some of my emotions feebly. “Nothing’s going on.” My voice was super high pitched. She’s going to know something’s up.

“Viv, I know you! You can’t hide things from me!” Giselle pushed, grasping my hand.

I sighed. “Fine, I… I might’ve had a teensy crush on him in, like, third grade. Okay? Not that big of a deal.”

Giselle frowned. “But I’ve never seen him before. I don’t think he went to our school.”

I hesitated, having not thought that through. “Uhh, I met him in gifted…?” I replied slowly, grasping at really thin straws.

Giselle pursed her lips. “Nice try. You tried out for gifted in third grade and missed by one question. You finally made it in last year.” She squinted her eyes in thought. “I know exactly what’s going on.” Her voice is cold and distant. “You like him, don’t you.”

I wasn’t even going to try to deny it. “Look, Giselle, you’re my best friend, and isn’t everyone saying best-“

Giselle shakes her head. “Forget it, Viv.” She picks up her tray and carries it to a different table, not even looking back.

(I didn’t really follow the prompt, but this is kind of something that happened to me and my friend Kathryn! But she didn’t walk away from my table, she claimed she didn’t care! What a good friend!)