Sometimes I wish there were do over years or fast forward days
Sometimes I think Ben is right, that the fantasy world is better because reality sucks...but then I look at Nikki and I believe that we can beat the odds.
She looks up at me with those vulnerable eyes. What if it means something? She asks.What if it does?Promise me it won’t mean anything.I lean my head back on the couch. It won’t mean anythin’. Aren’t I...
Sam raises an eyebrow. You this guy?Listen, I say, taking one look at White Guy and am glad he’s wearing a blue button-down instead of his coral shirt. It’s still geek city, but at least I can keep a...
Problem is, the bathroom pass can't help you escape life. It's still there when you come out. Problems and crap don't go away hiding in the can.
Picking up the pieces is way better than leaving them the way they are.
Okay, I’ve told you everythin’. Now please take that jacket off.Not yet, If you’ve slept with so many people, how do I know you didn’t catch a disease? Tell me you got tested.At the clinic when I got...
Now I understand all those chick flicks I made fun of. 'Cause now I'm the sappy dork willing to risk it all for the girl. Estoy enamorado...I'm in love.
Nothin', Alex says. We'll talk later, chica. It's not a big deal. Don't chica me, Alex, his bride snaps. I think she's gonna deck him, Ben murmurs, amused.
NO PDA,school rules. And besides she's my partner dickhead. said Alex.
My history defines who I am.
My dad called the cops and told them I stole his car.I roll my eyes. Your old man put you in this hellhole? On purpose?He thought it would teach me a lesson.Yeah, I say. The lesson is that your old ma...
Miss Ellis? Mrs. Perterson says. It's your turn. Introduce Alex to the classThis is Alejandro Fuentes. When he wasn't hanging out on street corners and harrassing innocent people this summer, he toure...
I’ve seen you around Fairfield High. I go there, says a short white guy, about my age. The dork is wearing a coral-colored golf shirt and white pants, as if he came from a golf tournament with a bunch...
I’ve got to get home. Where’s my cell? I ask, patting my back pocket.Alex has it, I think.So sneaking out without talking to him isn’t an option. I struggle to keep the Oompa Loompas at bay as I stagg...
I'll go along with pretending this thing between us is temporary and casual, but every time we're together it feels too right to be temporary or casual.
I want to tell her how much she's become the center of my being. But I can't. The words won't come.
I swear dust wouldn’t have the nerve to land on their floors or counters.
I park my bike in her driveway and ring her doorbell. I clear my throat so I don’t choke on my words. , what am I gonna say to her? And why am I feeling all insecure, like I need to impress her becaus...
I drive into the high school parking lot with my mind more on my sister than on the road. My wheels screech to a stop when I almost hit a guy and girl on a motorcycle. I thought it was an empty parkin...