Mari clenched her right fist with frustration.
"When were you planning on telling me?"
"I don't know. I thought it'd be best if –"
"A girl likes to know when fate is working against her, John."
"Don't tell me you believe in that reincarnation mumbo-jumbo."
"And you don't?"
"That's not the point."
"I really thought I had her beat."
"Mari –"
"I don't like playing the fool, John. It was a good time, but I think it's best if we bow out now before one of us gets hurt."
She waited until she was alone in her room to cry.