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he gets me like no one else can sometimes.
    Farrah Leevar: You say sometimes a lot.
    Henry Emmitt: Yeah, so what about you—friends?
    Farrah Leevar: I have two best friends. They are the best too, supportive and strong-willed. We always have fun together. I think it’s important to surround yourself with people you most want to be like, and you look up to. You know the saying “You are what you eat.” I think it applies to friends too.
    Henry Emmitt: Sometimes, that’s easier said than done. I sensed a sadness in that statement. I didn’t want to make him unhappy.
    Farrah Leevar: Maybe then you should be the broccoli. ;)
     
     
     
    Chapter 6
     
    Over the next few days, a new normal began. After school, after dinner, when I should have been in my room gaming, I chatted with Henry instead. He let me inside his head; he gave me honesty I never knew existed with him. We talked about school society, stupid etiquette, and the expectations his parents were already putting on him to be like his older brother Martin, the model son. I told him about my fears of never being noticed for me. We told each other embarrassing moments, like the time at summer camp when I accidentally put salt in my oatmeal instead of sugar and made a sour pucker face when the counselor took my picture, and the time at his family reunion when he busted his uncle smoking weed behind his grandpa’s barn, only later to realize he’d caught a contact buzz after he danced crazily in front of his entire family, extended and all. We flirted, we joked, and we were totally goofy. I began to fall even more head over heels for him, which made seeing him in school even harder. My dreamy stares were being noticed as Bea and Byron’s comments to me became more assaulting. I wondered if Henry would ever put the two together—that I was Farah. That both excited and terrified me. Rejection was my tyrant, ensuring that I played by the laws of its country, so on Thursday night, I sat there tapping my fingers on my desk, waiting for his profile picture to glow.
     
    Henry Emmitt: Hey, Rah-rah.
     
    Yes, he had already given me a nickname as I had him.
     
    Farrah Leevar: Hey, Fakie.
     
    It was his favorite skating move, he explained it to me, but I didn’t quite understand what it was. He promised to show it to me one day. Yes, I understood the irony of it all.
     
    Farrah Leevar: How was school?
    Henry Emmitt: The usush, u?
    Farrah Leevar: Same.
    Henry Emmitt: Weekend plans?
    Farrah Leevar: Hanging out, u?
    Henry Emmitt: Well u know the new Jason Staten movie comes out Friday, I can’t wait.
    Farrah Leevar: Horray for action movies. *not said in a sarcastic way at all ;)*
    Henry Emmitt: Say what you will but he’s a fighting genius.
     
    We talked for a while more about small stuff like we usually started out. Then he wrote:
     
    Henry Emmitt: So what do you look for in a guy?
     
    This made me nervous, and out of habit I looked over to my closed blinds for some sense of support; knowing he was on the other side was the only assurance I got.
     
    Farrah Leevar: He has to be funny, nice, and street smart.
    Henry Emmitt: OK.
    Farrah Leevar: I tend to lean towards brunettes; I love messy hair that I can run my fingers through. I cringed as I hit the enter key.
    Henry Emmitt: Hmmm, light brown count?
    Farrah Leevar: Any brown really. Eyes are very important. I have to be able to look a guy in the eyes and go weak, OR know when he’s being honest with me.
     
    Wow, I surprised myself, sounding like I’d actually had interaction with a boy who liked me.
     
    Henry Emmitt: I agree. Eyes are very important and must be swoon-worthy.
    Farrah Leevar: Shut-up! You asked! What about you? What do you look for in a girl?
    Henry Emmitt: Honest, sweet, kind, and HOT. That last one is the most important.
    Farrah Leevar: Spoken like a true dude.
    Henry Emmitt: No, I have to be attracted to her, but someone’s personality can make them just as attractive or unattractive as their