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forever and she was really worried about me, instead of almost knowing nothing about me. Her concern, though disturbing because I didn’t want her to worry, touched me deeply. She loosened her grip and affectionately replaced a few strands of my hair. I gave her a smile that I wished looked soothing.
    “So, my brother makes your head spin, huh?” she said, laughing.
    I noticed with dismay that she did not speak of my fainting. She only talked about the fact that supposedly, I had a crush on her brother. Which was wrong. Yes, he was beautiful, but anyone would agree with that. And, apart from the physical, there was nothing that made me want to go out with him. My instinct felt the danger emanating from him and he was too strange and fickle for my taste.
    “I...What do you mean?”
    She laughed in response.
    “As if you didn’t know,” she replied before taking her face in her hands and putting on a smug expression that was probably a grotesque imitation of me in front of Garreth. “Oh, my God, Garreth, you’re so beautiful you make me swoon!”
    “Ha, ha, ha!” I replied, not at all amused.
    “Your feelings are transparent, my dear.”
    I rolled my eyes. This was absurd.
    “I must admit that I’ve never seen someone act quite like you. I’ve seen Garreth make an impression on many representatives of the fairer sex, and also Travis, but this is a first! Faint before him. No one has ever gone so far! If Garreth gets big headed, I hold you solely responsible for it,” she warned me, falsely severe.
    In my opinion, he did not need me to have a swollen head, his ego was already oversized enough.
    “Are you done?” I asked, losing patience with her insinuations, before I left my bed.
    “Not really, I want you to admit it.”
    I glared at her. There was nothing to say because there was nothing to admit, good God! Moreover, even if the situation wasn’t so complex, how could it be otherwise? I’ve known her brother for two days! Nobody developed feelings for someone in so little time!
    “I don’t see why I should admit something totally false, absurd, and fanciful.”
    She got up too and came to stand before me. She dipped her extraordinary blue eyes to mine. I was sure my eyes must not even compare to hers. And yet, I had been told many times that my pale gray eyes, changing to dark gray like stormy days, were impressive to see.
    “Don’t take me for an idiot” she said firmly.
    The radical change in her attitude made me shiver. She could be scary when she wanted to be. In addition, to see her like that was somewhat unpleasant. This girl was manipulating people’s emotions like nobody else. Obediently, I gave up and told her what she wanted to hear.
    “Your brother is something special and I fainted in front of him. Is that good? You’re happy now?”
    Suddenly, she resumed her usual cheerful air and seemed on the verge of bouncing around to show her happiness.
    “I knew it, I knew it, I knew it,” she intoned with her melodious voice. “Isn’t it beautiful? We will soon be like two sisters-in-law!”
    What? She took my hands in the vise of her own and gently made me swirl and wiggle in all directions with her. Nausea quickly showed up.
    “I’m gonna throw up,” I declared while running to the adjoining bathroom to my room.
    I barely had time to lift the lid of the toilet before the almost non-existent contents of my stomach poured out.
    “Oh my God, I’m so sorry!” Leighton cried, really repentant, when she came to join me.
    She held my hair while I stood leaning over the toilet, not sure if the discomfort was over. When I was certain I was better, I slid to the ground, completely exhausted. My friend was in charge of flushing, closing the lid and bringing me a glass of water and a slightly damp towel. She sat beside me, her face saddened by the poor vision that I offered.
    “I’m an idiot. I didn’t think about you having passed out only a few hours ago. Damn, I can be giddy