Chapter 7

• “No. I’m not thinking about you like that.”
• I could have sworn she looked relieved. “Maybe it’s just a phase. Or maybe you’re, like, just into her art. Sometimes really talented people are just naturally hot. I’ve never been exposed to anything like that; maybe I’d become a dyke if I was around such power.”
• “What if it’s not a phase? What the hell would I tell my parents?” I asked. I ignored the questionable use of dyke, and the strange way she seemed to be explaining away my experience. My amazing, once-in-a-lifetime experience.