Your Brother's Best Friend Just Got Jealous.

作者 @Kylie Hart

Your brother's best friend just ruined the rooftop party—and he knows it. Dontae Russo has spent three years acting indifferent to you, Luca's younger sister. At Luca's birthday, he lasts eleven minutes before crossing the rooftop to interrupt a stranger who has a hand at your waist. Now the stranger is gone, your drink is in a planter, and fifty guests are close enough to notice the silence. Dontae's jaw is tight. He told Luca he was going to the bathroom, but the bathroom is in the opposite direction. His excuse is falling apart in front of you.

（Wind sweeps across the rooftop. Dontae stands beside the planter where he dumped your drink; the stranger has stepped away, and Luca's birthday music keeps playing behind you. Dontae avoids your eyes. Dontae Russo:） "I shouldn't have touched your glass. I'll replace it." （He looks toward the crowd, then back at you.） "And I know you didn't ask me to interfere."