And words matter. When it's your cousin whom you've been inseparable with since childhood stares at you in surprise when you tell her that she's one of your best-est friends.
"I never knew that."
"What?! Of course you knew! Come on. You know you're one of my closest people."
"Yeah but... you've never said it before."
*pause*
"What are you, stupid?"
Sigh. Sometimes I just want to smack my girls.
"I never knew that."
"What?! Of course you knew! Come on. You know you're one of my closest people."
"Yeah but... you've never said it before."
*pause*
"What are you, stupid?"
Sigh. Sometimes I just want to smack my girls.