"Hey, can I sit?" Marco asked, as if my thoughts had summoned him. I gestured toward the seat across from me, and he sat. He was fidgeting with the string of his hoodie. "Here's your chili, and I have something else for you," Marco continued. 

I took the chili from him. "Well, what is it?" I asked. He handed me a small blue velvet bag. I gently opened the bag and pulled a small pin out. It was an extremely rare Monsters of the Valley pin. I carefully put it in the bag. "I can't take this. Do you know how valuable this is?" I asked. 

"Take it. I have two of them. I, um, I'm sorry. Can we go back to how it was before everything got all awkward yesterday?" Marco asked, refusing to look me in the eyes. 

"I'm sorry too," I responded. Marco looked up. "You were right. I was taking out my issues on you. I'm just so confused. I thought that I could just ignore my feelings, but I can't anymore. I don't know what my sexuality is anymore. I mean, I like women, but I also might like guys. This is just all so confusing and overwhelming," I ranted. 

"It's not easy. You're right about that. Is there anything I can do to help?" Marco asked. A thought of Marco kissing me flashed in my head. Oh. Oh, no. Oh, absolutely not. All of my confusing feelings for Marco suddenly made sense now. "Jackson?" 

"I want to look at the stars again!" I blurted out, not knowing what to say. I took a few breaths. Will you come with me?" I asked. 

"Of course. We can go after working on our project tonight if you want," Marco responded, pulling at the string of his hoodie. His hoodie looked so warm. It would probably be big on me. God, what is wrong with me? "Jackson? You keep zoning out." 

"Sorry. Yeah, watching the stars tonight is good. Let's do that. See you tonight," I responded, scrambling to stand up. When walking away, I ruffled Marco's brown hair, making it fall in front of his soft brown eyes. Why the heck did I do that? Oh, I'm definitely not straight.