Page 55 of Faking Summer
Going to G&J with Sam
Me
I was hoping you’d say that
Caroline
See you there if I’m still alive
Me
Alive?
Caroline
On a ladder right now
Me
On a ladderand texting me?
Caroline
Taking down some decorations in my committee office
Me
Need me to come spot you?
Caroline
Doing just fine thank you
Me
Fair. If you weren’t so short you wouldn’t need the ladder.
Caroline
And if you weren’t so tall, you could fit in my car like a normal person.
Caroline
What are you, anyway? 5’8?
Me
Try 6’4
Caroline
Now you’re just showing off
Me
Just happens naturally
I knew this was supposed to be fake, but nothing about the way I felt when she was around felt fake. I wasn’t even trying to deny it at this point. I wanted her—not just to help my sister, not for anyone else. Just for me. Now I just had to hope she’d start to see it too.
