began continued regretted
One day,some of the girls in our neighborhood started acting a bit strangely towards me.They  [MASK]  talking to me.After a day or so of this,I finally  found out  what was going on.I'd said something to a(n)  popular  girl the night before that she didn't like.I'd had a few  drinks  that night, and like everyone I sometimes say things that  sound  severer than I mean them to.