mom called her, and she came to
the phone and we talked. For like
an hour. After that we started
talking more, at school, on the
phone. I never told her how I felt.
Never made a move. Nothing. I was
always too scared.
Zaheera and Gary broke up.
Then they got back together. Then
they broke up. Then they got back
together. They kissed once, but she
didn’t like it, so they never kissed
again. Then they broke up for real. I
bided my time through it all. I
watched Popular Gary go down in
flames, and I was still the good
friend. Yep, the plan is working.