"I'm... yeah, I'm okay," she replied uneasily. "Can I say something weird? It's just on my mind right now." She started to head into her room.

I followed. "Um, yeah, sure. What's up?"

She closed the door behind us. "So, if we ever do break up..."

"I don't like where this is going."

"I wouldn't like it either, but this is just a thing I want to say about you. I know high school does this whole totem pole thing, and a lot of people can make you think or feel you're on the bottom." She fidgeted with her hands. "If you were ever single, just... don't presume that someone...