"Like just knowing how to talk to people or something. Or having firsthand knowledge of relationships so I don't look like a dork when I get my first girlfriend at age twenty-eight. I bet there were a few times you wished you could be unpopular, just to see what it's like."

"Honestly, it's like, never crossed my mind."

I shrugged. "Fair enough. But it's like this weird segregation. Us even talking like this is a fluke. And you like to date and stuff - have you ever dated anybody unpopular?"

Taylor lowered an eyebrow at me and smiled sarcastically. I rubbed the back of my neck in embarrassment. "I'm not...