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“No more suicides or turning into hawks at the end.”

“And a thousand percent more kissing.”

In a spontaneous burst, Ruby threw her arms around me and hugged me tightly. “I’m really glad I told you, Saoirse. It doesn’t feel right keeping something so big from you.”

“I’m glad you told me too.”

She pressed her lips to mine and when she pulled back, her flecked hazel eyes locked on to mine, able to make my skin tingle without a single touch.

“If you ever want to talk about anything else, I want to hear it too. Even if it isn’t ‘fun.’” She air quoted the word, like the silly game we’d been playing was over now.

But it was one thing for to Ruby show me something that only made her seem more beautiful, show how strong she was when her family was under pressure. If I told her about Mum, she would see all the ugliest parts of me and I didn’t want her to see that. She was staying home to help her family, and I had applied to leave the country without thinking about my own mother. I couldn’t tell her any more than I had already. There was no point sharing my flaws and failures and ruining everything when it would all be over soon.

“I don’t really have anything else.” I grinned.

Move along now, nothing to see here.

Ruby hesitated. “Where’s your mum?” she asked, forcing lightness into her voice as though the question had come from nowhere in particular.

My jaw clenched involuntarily and I forced it to relax.

“She’s around. Her and my dad are divorced, that’s all.”

True.

“Do you still see her?” Ruby asked.

“All the time.”

True.

Ruby’s forehead crinkled. “Oh, OK. Will I get to meet her before I go?”

“Yes, of course.”

Lie.

23.

SAOIRSE

Do you think people who have been friends for years can suddenly fall in love?

SAOIRSE

PS honestly. How did you do it this time? I haven’t seen you in ages.

MY LORD AND SAVIOR, OLIVER QUINN

Saoirse, I’m very flattered, but I’m just not that into you.

MY LORD AND SAVIOR, OLIVER QUINN

And I had a helper.

SAOIRSE

I’m watching When Harry Met Sally. He’s confessed his love to her by listing a bunch of things she does. Oh and tell Ruby she’s a filthy traitor.

LORD OF THE FLIES, OLIVER QUINN

Keep your dirty talk between you two, thank you very much.

SAOIRSE

Do you though? Think best friends can suddenly start fancying each other? I mean surely if you weren’t interested in them in the beginning then after years and years of being friends, are you not just settling?

LORD OF THE FLIES, OLIVER QUINN