"You really don't have to keep me company every day if you don't want to, Pierce," Otti said to me.
She says that every day. It drives me nuts. It's like Otti doesn't think I actually like being around her.
"Who said I didn't want to?" I replied, smiling at her.
Otti broke out into a smile before turning back to her homework.
I watched Otti work for a moment before I finally realized this was a great opportunity. Otti and I still don't really talk during the day at school. Not because we're avoiding each other, we simply... just have different routines. But I want to fit her into my daily life. I want to be the kind of friends that eat lunch together and race to each other for group projects. I want Otti to want to be in my life as much as I want to be in hers.
The only way to do that
