ever since we met , on the first day of high school , we had been there for each other ; from helping each other with homework and boy troubles to the toughest times of our lives . she did n't resist me , but she did n't hug me back either . seconds later , they were streaking out of the hamlet , up into the sky . she patted my arm and went back to cooking . `` and i 'm sorry about your nose , in case i forgot to tell you , '' i whispered . 