|introtext>[This is the story of a [girl]<girl| and a [boy]<boy|.]
(set: $love to 0)
(click: ?girl)[
(set: $girl to "girl")
(set: $Girl to "Girl")
(set: $her to "her")
(set: $Her to "Her")
(set: $hers to "her")
(set: $Hers to "Her")
(set: $she to "she")
(set: $She to "She")
(set: $boy to "boy")
(set: $Boy to "Boy")
(set: $his to "his")
(set: $His to "His")
(set: $him to "him")
(set: $Him to "Him")
(set: $he to "he")
(set: $He to "He")
(replace: ?introtext)[This is the story of a girl and a boy.
They waited for their food in familiar silence.
[[friend<-$He]] was $hers best friend.]
]
(click: ?boy)[
(set: $girl to "boy")
(set: $Girl to "Boy")
(set: $hers to "his")
(set: $Hers to "His")
(set: $her to "him")
(set: $Her to "Him")
(set: $she to "he")
(set: $She to "He")
(set: $boy to "girl")
(set: $Boy to "Girl")
(set: $his to "her")
(set: $His to "Her")
(set: $him to "her")
(set: $Him to "Her")
(set: $he to "she")
(set: $He to "She")
(replace: ?introtext)[This is the story of a girl and a boy.
They waited for their food in familiar silence.
[[friend<-$He]] was $hers best friend.]
]
|p1>[But $she had a [secret]<feelings|.]
|secret>[ ]
(click: ?feelings)[(replace: ?p1)[(transition: "dissolve")[ $She [really liked]<lie| $him.]]
(live: 1.5s)[(replace: ?lie)[was in (transition: "pulse")|love>[love] with](stop:)]]
(mouseover: ?love)[
(replace: ?love)[(text-color: "red")[(transition: "pulse")[love]]]
(set: $love to $love + 1)
(replace: ?secret)[(transition: "dissolve")[And $she was [[scared<-terrified]] to tell $him.]]
]
|fear>[What if $he rejected $her?]
(live: 5s)[(transition: "dissolve")[Why couldn't $she stop [[dreaming<-thinking]] about $him?](stop:)]
(set: $reasons to 0)
(live: .5s)[
(set: $reasons to $reasons + 1)
(replace: ?fear)[{
(if: $reasons is 1)[What if $he laughed at $her?]
(else-if: $reasons is 2)[What if $he was in love with someone else?]
(else-if: $reasons is 3)[What if $he didn't feel the same way?]
(else-if: $reasons is 4)[What would their friends say?]
(else-if: $reasons is 5)[What if they got together, but broke up?]
(else:)[What if $he pittied $her? (set: $reasons to 0)]
}]
]
When their food arrived, $he gave one of $his dimpled |love>[smiles] in thanks.
$She thought of kissing $him then, but did nothing.
At night, in $hers sleep, $she |slept>[imagined] so much more.
(click: ?slept)[(live: 1s)[$She hadn't had a good night's [rest]<nosleep| in months.](stop:)]
(click: ?nosleep)["You look terrible," $he said casually. "Are you sleeping at all?["]<quote| (live: 1.5s)[(replace: ?quote)[ I'm [worried]<worried| about you."](stop:)]]
(click: ?worried)[$She was just happy $he'd [[noticed]].(replace: ?worried)[(text-style: "italic")[worried]]]
(mouseover: ?love)[
(replace: ?love)[(text-color: "red")[(transition: "pulse")[smiles]]]
(set: $love to $love + 1)
]
They'd met at [[school]].
|p1>[$She was new.]
|p2>[ ]
|p3>[ ]
|p4>[ ]
|secret>[ ]
|secret2>[ ]
|secret3>[ ]
(click: "new")[
(replace: ?p1)[$She was new. Again.]
(live: 1s)[
(replace: ?p2)[$She'd just moved schools.]
(stop:)]
]
(click: "schools")[
(replace: ?p2)[$She'd just moved schols. Again.]
(live: 1s)[
(replace: ?p3)[$She dreaded making new friends.]
(stop:)]
]
(click: "friends")[
(replace: ?p3)[$She dreaded making new friends. Again.]
(live: 1s)[
(replace: ?p4)[$Hers parents told $her that this would be the [last time]<lasttime|.]
(stop:)]
]
(click: ?lasttime)[
(replace: ?secret)[They'd told $her *that* before, too.]
(replace: ?secret2)[(live: 1.5s)[$She sat down next to $him.(stop:)] (live: 3s)[Somebody called $her a name.(stop:)] (live: 4.5s)[$He [threw a book]<threw| at their head.(stop:)]]]
(click: ?threw)[(replace: ?secret3)[They both got [[sat down<-detention]].]]
|vanity>[$He was [clever]<clever|. And ($she noticed straight away) kinda [(if: $He is "He")[handsome](else:)[pretty]]<looks|.]
(click: ?looks)[
(set: $vain to true)
(replace: ?vanity)[$He was clever. And ($she noticed straight away) kinda (if: $He is "He")[handsome](else:)[pretty].
(In a quirky, take-no-prisoners way.)
$He had a take-charge attitude that made it easy not to worry around $him. Hanging out with $him made detention [[either<-easy]].]]
(click: ?clever)[
(set: $vain to false)
(replace: ?vanity)[$He was clever. And ($she noticed straight away) kinda (if: $He is "He")[handsome](else:)[pretty].
But best of all, $he had a wicked sense of |love>[humour].
$He was quick with a joke, or a barb at someone's expense. $She spent most of detention trying not to laugh. Hanging out with $him made time pass [[either<-quickly]].]]
(mouseover: ?love)[
(replace: ?love)[(text-color: "red")[(transition: "pulse")[humour]]]
(set: $love to $love + 1)
]
When $she saw $him on the bus, $she waved at $him to sit down [next to $her]<sitdown|.
|secret>[ ]
(click: ?sitdown)[
(replace: ?secret)[(transition: "pulse")[[$He did]<hedid|.]
]
]
(click: ?hedid)[(goto: "On the bus")]
They kept hanging out. They [liked]<positive| the same music, [hated]<negative| the same kind of people.
(click: ?positive)[
(set: $positive to true)
(goto: "Inseperable")
]
(click: ?negative)[
(set: $positive to false)
(goto: "Inseperable")
]
Soon they were [[inseperable->but not really]].
"Hey, (if: $positive is true)[day-dreamer](else:)[scatter-brain]," $he said, feeding $his dog one of $hers fries. "What's up with you? You've barely even touched your food."
(live: 2s)[$She stared at the [mess]<stared| $she'd made of $hers hamburger. $She wasn't hungry. (stop:)]
|silence1>[ ]
|silence2>[ ]
|secret>[ ]
(click: ?stared)[(replace: ?silence1)["Come on, tell me what's going on."
$She looked at $hers plate.
"Is it a (if: $she is "she")[boy](else:)[girl]?"
(live: 2s)[(if: $vain is true)[$She couldn't [look]<fries| at $him](else:)[$She couldn't think of anything to [say]<fries|].](stop:)]]
(click: ?fries)[(replace: ?silence2)["I tell you about *my* stuff. You never tell me anything."
|decision>[(live: 2s)[That was [true]<right|. But $she [couldn't]<wrong| tell $him about this. Could $she?(stop:)]]]]
(click: ?right)[(set: $dog to true)(replace: ?decision)[$She put his plate on the floor, where the dog happily went to work. "I guess…" $she ventured. "I guess it kinda *is* about a (if: $she is "she")[boy](else:)[girl]?"]
(replace: ?secret)[(live: 2s)[Was that look on $his face… [[disappointment]]?(stop:)]]
(set: $confession to true)
]
(click: ?wrong)[(replace: ?decision)[(set: $dog to false)$She pushed the plate away. "It's nothing. I'm just tired, is all."]
(replace: ?secret)[(live: 2s)[Was that look on $his face… [[disappointment]]?(stop:)]]
(set: $confession to false)
]
|hope>[$She hoped so.]
(live: 2s)[(replace: ?hope)[$She [[hoped]] so.]]
[[but not really]]
[[intentional mistake]]
[[On the bus]]
[[intentional mistake]]
$He drank $his coke.
$She looked out the window, (if: $vain is true)[stealing [glimpses]<love| of $him in the reflection.](else:)[stumbling over the words in $hers head.]
(live: 2s)[The silence [grew]<grew|.(stop:)]
(click: ?grew)[(append: ?grew)[ [[uncomfortable]]]]
(mouseover: ?love)[
(replace: ?love)[(text-color: "red")[(transition: "pulse")[glimpses]]]
(set: $love to $love + 1)
]
|conversation>[ ]
|secret>[ ]
(if: $confession is true)[(replace: ?conversation)[$He caught $hers eyes in the reflection. Flustered, $she looked away.
"So who's the (if: $she is "she")[guy](else:)[girl]? (if: $positive is true)[It's not (if: $she is "she")[Brian](else:)[Joanna], is it?](else:)[It's not that (if: $she is "she")[dick, Brian](else:)[bitch, Joanna], is it?]"
$She tried to figure out $his tone. What was it -- (if: $positive is true)[curious?](else:)[hurt?]
"No," $she said.
(if: $positive is false)["Good, [I don't know if I could take that]<good|. I can't stand (if: $she is "she")[that guy](else:)[that girl]."](else:)["Okay then. [Who is it]<tellyou|?"]]]
(else:)[(replace: ?conversation)["I wish you'd snap out of it." $He'd put $his drink down and was staring at $her.
"Sorry?"
"You're keeping secrets. (if: $positive is false)[We don't keep secrets from each other. That's what *they* do.](else:)[I didn't think we had any.]"
They didn't. Not untill this. $She wished $he would (if: $vain is false)[tell a joke to lighten the mood, but $he was serious.](else:)[give $her a break, but $he kept staring at $her.]
"Please," $he implored. "[Tell me]<tellyou|."]]
(click: ?good)[(replace: ?conversation)[$He made a throwing gesture: "Remember when I threw a book at $his head back in fourth grade?"
"Yeah… I remember."
"Well, $he shouldn't have called you that. No regrets."
$He munched a fry. $She took a deep breath.
"There's something [I have to say]<tellyou|."]]
(click: ?tellyou)[(replace: ?secret)[
[[confession<-So $she told $him]].]]
$She cleared $hers throat.
(if: $positive is true)[(if: $confession is true)["Well… look, ](else:)["]]I like you."
"Sure," $he said. "I like you too."
|reaction1>[$Hers heart [skipped]<skip| a beat.]
(click: ?skip)[(replace: ?reaction1)["No, I mean…" $she took a deep breath. "I *like* you."
(if: $love < 2)[(live: 4s)["[[Oh]]."](stop:)](else:)["Honestly," $he said. "You can be such a [[dummy]]."]
]]
[[sat down]]
[[intentional mistake]]
[[Credits]]
[[intentional mistake]]
[[friend]]
[[intentional mistake]]
[[dreaming]]
[[intentional mistake]]
But only if you set vain to false!
[[sat down]]
[[intentional mistake]]
There was a long silence.
"Look…" $he said. "I love you.["]<quote| (live: 4s)[(replace: ?quote)[ You're like a(if: $she is "she")[ [sister]<sibling|](else:)[ [brother]<sibling|] to me."](replace: ?reaction)[ ](stop:)]
|reaction>[Every feeling $she'd ever had came rushing up. The clouds parted, the sun shone, flowers bloomed and birds sang.
It was the greatest moment of $her life.
$She began making plans for the future. They'd have to find a new place — $her place wasn't big enough for the both of them. And $he worked across town, in a bad area. Could $she face moving that far away?]
|secret>[ ]
|secret2>[ ]
(click: ?sibling)[
(replace: ?quote)[ You're like (text-style: "italic")[a (if: $she is "she")[sister](else:)[brother]] to me."]
(replace: ?reaction)["[Oh]<oh|."]]
(click: ?oh)[(replace: ?secret)[$He looked at $his watch. "I've got to go.[ We'll talk later]<talklater|, okay?"
"Yeah, of course." $She managed a wan smile. "See you later." (live: 4s)[(replace: ?talklater)[ [We'll talk later]<talklater2|](stop:)]]]
(click: ?talklater2)[(replace: ?secret2)[But they didn't.
(display: "end credits")]]
$He took $hers hand in $his.
"I *like* you too.["]<quote| (live: 1.5s)[(replace: ?quote)[ I have since the first time we met."
Wait, was $she [dreaming]<dreaming|?](stop:)]
|secret>[ ]
|secret2>[ ]
(click: ?dreaming)[(replace: ?secret)["Why do you [think]<think| I threw a book at (if: $she is "she")[Brian's](else:)[Joanna's] [head]<think| back in fourth grade?"]]
(click: ?think)[(replace: ?secret2)["(if: $she is "she")[He](else:)[She] were terrible. (if: $she is "she")[He](else:)[She] made that awful joke."
"Honestly? I kinda thought it was funny." $He gave $her a smile. "But *you* didn't. (if: $vain is false)[(And that's the hallmark of a terrible joke.) I spent all detention trying to make you laugh to make up for it.](else:)[And that's not cool. You were new. Someone had to look out for you. And honestly?]" $He paused for effect. "It was the best detention I ever got."
The moment [[stretched]].]]
$He stroked $his thumb over $hers hand.
"How's your appetite now, dummy?"
$Her stomach |growled>[growled]. (if: $dog is true)[The dog looked up from her plate, guiltily.](else:)[$She looked over at $hers cold plate with a moment of regret.]
(click: ?growled)["Well," $he laughed. "Why don't we get some more fries and take it from there?"
(live: 1.5s)[And they did.(stop:)
(display: "end credits")]]
[[hoped]]
[[intentional mistake]]
(live: 3s)[==>
*THE END.*
(live: 2s)[Written by [Emanuel Nordrum]<credits| in Twine 2.(stop:)]
(stop:)]
(click: ?credits)[(goto-url: "http://www.folkemunne.no/")]