Conflict

On page 34, we come to know there is some sort of conflict between Jake and Brett. "Don't you love me?" "Love you? I simply turn all to jelly when you touch me." "I don't want to go throught that hell again." We know they have a past, but we are not sure of what happened. Throughout the novel, people will ask Jake why him and Brett are not together. Jake always says its better if they are friends. Jake is a smart character. In every relationship Brett is in, the relationship never works out. Jake wants to keep her as a friend. Brett always says Jake is her only friend. They always have their moments together but nothing ever comes of it. He is always there for her whenever she needs him. IIt is almost as if they are together, but there is something that keeps them a part.