later that afternoon , he skipped the football game so that they could watch an old movie together . we were friends and i wanted it to stay that way . i didnt want her to know what i knew . he set the cheese down long enough to give her a brief hug . `` i love you for being you , though . '' that is only six thousand out of the nearly fifty-one thousand killed from both sides . he jumps a little , but eventually smiles at me . 