Chapter 28

Scarlett’s POV

When I wake up, the first thing I see is William crying and dying next to me. I glance at the laptop screen and see that he’s watching Titanic. I can’t help but burst out into energetic laughter. I never imagined that a guy like him would enjoy that kind of movie. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a fan of those kinds of movies. You could say I watch every movie of that genre without hesitation. And I’ve never felt embarrassed about it. But I suppose when a guy does it, it becomes more taboo. Society doesn’t accept that guys have feelings too.

At first, I thought they didn’t cry over a girl or feel isolated when they spent a long time without her. However, as I made male friends, I realized that they do have feelings, that sometimes they sleep with girls to forget about the person they like. I learned that they also know how to pretend very well. Though that’s pretty obvious.

One year during high school, I surrounded myself with mostly male friends who