[edit] – August 12, 2008
After speaking to Johnnie last night for the better part of two hours, I am happy to say that we are on the same page. He admitted to not going out of his way to speak to me, but only because he was afraid that it would end poorly. I was afraid that his not calling me back was indicative of the same thing.
So, when we did talk, we found that we both wanted to just be friends. To actually be friends, something that we never did, and will hopefully finally have the opportunity to do. And, despite everything else I had been feeling, I am really happy that it ended this way.