Why did that boy look at Snitch like that?

I've seen that look before, so many times, directed at my older sister; that longing look of unfulfilled want, of knowing you can only stare and never have.

It's the look of unrequited love.

When I asked Snitch who that boy was, he blushed and said it was Skittery, a friend, but he wouldn't look me in the eye.

Snitch is hiding something. I've seen this many times as well.

It scares me.

Snitch takes my hand, and I'm content, for the moment, but I'm still confused. Snitch's other friends that I'd met, like Itey, Kid Blink, and Jake… they hadn't looked at Snitch that way. And Snitch had been smiling brightly at them instead of averting his eyes.

I ask Snitch what he's hiding. He pretends to not know what I'm talking about, and this heightens my fears. This is how it always goes, the days before they call it off, say they've found someone else, someone prettier, someone smarter, someone without my big mouth and teasing insults…

Someone easier to love.

Snitch asks if I'm okay, and my Big Mouth opens and demands he tell me if three's another girl he wants, and if he's going to leave me, he better do it now and stop prolonging the pain.

He looks surprised. "Dere ain't nobody else." he says softly, and I believe him, even though I don't want to.

I'm too gullible for my own good.