Like everything in my life, Dylan Ramírez ruined it.
Dylan and I have been archenemies since we were eleven, back when he moved here from Detroit and wrestled into my friend group. Back when Mom was still alive, and I had time to compete with him.
The thing is, he wins. Always. It’s been like that since the start, when he slapped me with that +4 in Uno. In our sixth grade band concert, he stole my recorder solo. In eighth grade, everyone went to his Christmas party instead of my birthday bash because he had a chocolate fountain. Freshman year, he nudged me aside to win homecoming prince. Dylan steals everything.
And why? He has everything he could ever want. A gigantic, cozy house in a safe neighborhood. The ability to buy overpriced food from the lunch lines without a bead of sweat. Sparkling fresh clothes that make him look pristine and proper and ugh. I swear the guy doesn’t know how to operate a washing machine, considering how often he’s wearing new clothes.
My point? I hate him.
He hates me, too. He says I’m whiny, annoying, too loud, and I overexaggerate, which I have never done in the history of ever.