Louisa:

"Oh my goodness! This place is crazy!!" Melisa fakely screamed as we entered the party hall. "So many handsome guys!" Her lack of enthusiasm was alarming.

I stifled a reply, ignoring her. Ryan invited both of us since we're all close friends. And I've always known Melisa to like him– she even admitted to having a crush on him once– but her detachment and coldness is painfully obvious.

Did something happen between the two? She wasn't even excited when she got her invitation. She outrightly said she wasn't coming, so I just tore a little page out of her notebook – I forced her. Now she's pretending to be...