The Year We Became Invincible by Mae Coyiuto

Author:Mae Coyiuto
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9789712731808
Publisher: Anvil Publishing, Inc.

Looking forward to meet you,

Camille

Dear Future Partner,

The thing that bothers me about clichés is that people stop trying to understand them. Because people hear them all the time, these sayings start to lose their meaning. It’s a shame because most of us really do need to pay more attention to these clichés. One that I keep hearing over and over again is: “You don’t know what you have until it’s gone.” I never fully understood the saying until now. I really miss my friends.

I already gave up on contacting them, and then I got a message from Ian last night.

“Meet me at the coffee house after school tomorrow.”

He was there first. When I saw him, it hit me how much I missed him. All I wanted to do was hug him, but he didn’t get up from his seat.

“How’re you?” I asked.

“I’m still mad at you,” he said.

“For what?”

“For breaking up with one of my best friends through a post-it note.”

“Oh.”

“Aren’t you going to ask how Felix is doing?”

“How is he?”

“Horrible. It’s very unnerving to see someone so tall cry. I even went with him to watch a basketball game.”

“But you hate basketball.”

“I do hate it. But I had to go because of you.”

“I’m sorry.”

“You should be.”

“Why did you text?”

“What?”

“If you were so mad at me, why did you ask me to meet up with you?”

Ian hesitated then he said, “I…um…wanted to see if you’re okay.”

“Oh. I…I’m doing okay.”

“Good. I mean it’s hard with the others. Gabby is very protective of Felix and Rica…well, Rica is allergic to boy-girl drama.”

“I really am sorry for how I ended things.”

“I know you are. Why did you end it?”

“I…I didn’t like him.”

“You don’t like him now?”

“No, I don’t think I ever liked him in, you know, that way.”

“So you’ve been lying and pretending because a boy told you he liked you? That’s incredibly stupid.”

“That’s not the only reason!”

“Please explain.”

“He just looked so…so happy when we went out and when he said he liked me…I didn’t want to hurt him.”

“Well breaking up with him on his birthday sure didn’t,” he scoffed.

“I didn’t plan on that happening, okay…”

“The problem with you is that you can’t tell the truth!”

“Hey, you can’t judge me for this. I tell the truth all the time.”

“Not when it’s negative.”

“What do you mean?”

“When we watched the concert, you told me that band was ‘okay’ when you hated them. When we watched that disturbing movie, you told Rica you liked it. And when Felix told you he liked you, you told him you liked him too.”

“So I occasionally tell white lies so others don’t get hurt…”

“But the truth that hurts is what people really need to hear.”

“I disagree.”

“Really? Look what happened to you and Felix. The truth can hurt. And the more you keep hiding it, the more pain it causes.”

Ian started swaying his hands from side to side.

“What are you doing?” I asked.

“Trying to teach you a lesson. Did you know that I’m a really good dancer?”

“No, I didn’t know that.”

He stood up and started bobbing his head and flailing his hands around.

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