More Than a Crush

“I never really understood why he hated me ever since I blurted out that I liked him.”

Yes, that was what Rachel Falls had in mind when her more-than-a-crush and undoubtedly best friend, Rylance Hansen, left her – and not just her, but the town in particular – in anger when they were freshmen just one week before summer kicked in. She means, was it really bad to admit your feelings to someone you knew since kindergarten? She didn’t think so, but Rylance thought otherwise.