"Did you hook up with Adam?" she asked.
"Yeah, but why are you so mad?" I replied.
"You KNEW I liked him. I told you that I did. How could you?"
She then retreated to her bed. I was left standing there in a mist of confusion. She told me nothing about how she liked Adam. She said he was cute but she said that about four other guys at camp, including Adam's little brother, who was our age. Besides, I never really became a couple with Adam; I was just having some fun.
Nevertheless, my best friend started crying and talking to her stuffed dog saying, "Life isn't fair Mr. Snuffles." (Yes, she really did say that). She was crying and carrying on until everyone else went to bed. Finally, I said, "Shannon people are trying to sleep down here." Yeah, I know I know. That was mean, but I still had no idea what I had done wrong.
Camp continued and Shannon continued to be mad as I flirted and hung with Adam. At the dance, I danced with Adam to the song "Dilemma" by Kelly and Nelly (I still think of him when that song comes on).
To this day, Shannon always talks about how I "stole" Adam from her when the truth is that neither of us ever had him. I am no longer best friends with Shannon (not because of that but it was part of it) but I do talk to Adam sometimes. (He is 6'1 now!)
Now that I am 15 and he is almost 18 I think back to what it was like hanging out with him. For the life of me, I still can't figure out why Shannon was so mad at me when she didn't even tell me she liked him! Oh well, guess that will be a question that will never be answered.