Knock. Knock. My eyes flick up to the mirror, and I register the sound. Someone is at the door.

I walk downstairs, cross the foyer and open the front door.

Hilary is standing directly in front of me. My scarred arm flies behind my back as I smile to her and say, “Well this is a surprise.”

“School let out a bit ago, so I decided to come over.” That’s a little obvious.

“Its nice to see you. And good to be home.” Such a lie. “Do ya wanna come inside?”

“Yes.” I step aside as she steps in. Her hair flicks up under my nose and I catch a whiff. She smells beautiful. What was I just doing upstairs?

“Do you have anything to eat, I’m kind of hungry.”

“Yea. There’s a sub in the fridge.” Maybe. Maybe I could make her mine if I stopped. I need to fix it. I need to fix me. She opens up the fridge, bends over and begins rummaging around for the sub. My mother walks through and passes her.

“Oh hello Hilary! What are you doing here?”

“I just came by to see Sean.”

She is so amazing. I’ve decided. I will do better.