"No, Billy, wait." She scrambles out of the diner after him, causing enough commotion that the rest of the diners look up after them. "Wait!"

Now she really does start to cry, which is stupid and awful because she hates crying in front of anyone. She's guilty and hates herself for making Billy look so upset, for ruining something good just like always. When he'd gone and said about the nicest things she's ever heard, even if Tim liked her so much he'd never said it out loud.

"I'm sorry," she calls louder to him. "I want to go feed the baby bats. With you, I want to go. I really like you. I'm sorry. I'm all screwed up."