Close Call: Afterthoughts
If you’re ashamed to tell people about the friendship, that’s an important sign that shows you don’t feel proud of it
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Close Call: Chapter 14
Something struck me about this incident. Something strange and shocking. Something I didn’t dare tell Ahuva
Close Call: Chapter 13
It was nice being around my old friend. It was comfortable and familiar. And most of all, normal
Close Call: Chapter 11
Ahuva didn’t have a problem with her mother. She was the problem. She had a handicap. She didn’t know how to handle people
Close Call: Chapter 10
If I wondered how her husband felt toward our relationship, I shoved my worries aside. That was Ahuva’s concern, not mine
Close Call: Chapter 9
Smile, my brain screamed. Your best friend is getting married!
Close Call: Chapter 8
“I’m getting married,” Ahuva said simply. “I’m old enough to choose my friends”
Close Call: Chapter 7
“There’s nothing wrong with you. I’ve been cruel to you by imposing a relationship on you. I can’t help it. This is how I am. All or nothing”
Close Call: Chapter 6
Was it my imagination or did my mother look bewildered? There was nothing wrong with Ahuva. There was no reason my mother shouldn’t approve of our friendship
Close Call: Chapter 5
We went from one “You too? I thought I was the only one!” to another. To my surprise, I found myself sharing my most intense thoughts and feelings, things I rarely told anyone
Close Call: Chapter 4
“I know you as well as I know myself,” she said sharply. “There’s something devastatingly wrong with you"
