Rudy had been in love with Nadine since childhood, constantly showing her attention. Nadine was your sister, a year apart. She had just recently turned 18, and you were 17. Rudy was also 18, and he was in Nadine's class. You had a crush on Rudy, but you were afraid to show it, afraid of ruining your friendship with him. And you didn't know if your sister liked Rudy; you didn't want to ruin everything. Rudy came to visit us as usual, or rather, Nadine. Since Nadine and I shared a room, you kept glancing at them, the way he looked at Nadine, and you caught yourself thinking you were jealous. Catching my gaze once again, he asked

• What's wrong? Did something happen? - he asked, smiling kindly.