When I step out of the changing room, Doug says, She’ll take a lot of shit by being with you, you know. People are already starting to talk.Listen, Douggie. I like that girl more than I can remember l...
When Alex leaves a little later, Carlos steps forward. Need help?I shake my head.Are you ever gonna talk to me again? Dammit, Kiara, enough with the silent treatment. I’d rather have you say your litt...
Want to make out?With who? she asks, not bothering to look up.Me.She lifts her head from her book just long enough to give me a once-over. No, thanks, she says, then goes back to her homework.She’s fu...
This connection we have isn't going away, it's only getting stronger. Because the more I spend time with her, the closer I want to be.
They think they can buy a U-shaped shell, stuff it, and call it a taco, but those cafeteria workers wouldn’t know taco meat from a piece of shit. That’s what this tastes like,
Then what sport do you play?Carlos puts down his food. Oh, no. He's got a rebellious gleam in his eye as he says, The horizontal tango.-------------------------------------------Dancing really isn't a...
The sound of Alex revving his motorcycle brings my attention back to him. Don’t be afraid of what they think.I take in the sight of him, from his ripped jeans and leather jacket to the red and black b...
Sometimes we have to prove to others we're strong even where we're not.
Please, amigo. We need you, Kimosabe, O Mighty Powerful One. We need you more than the earth rises in the west.The sun rises in the east, dickhead.Only if you're standing on the earth. If you're on th...
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...
Mr. Latino with the big ego got bested by a ditzy, blond bimbo.
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’ve got to get Brittany alone if I’m gonna have any chance of saving face saving my Honda. Does her freakout session mean she really doesn’t hate me? I’ve never seen that girl do anything not script...
I've had more students die than I ever thought possible. My husband urgesme to quit Fairfield and teach at some school without gang members who live their lives only to die or end upas drug dealers.
I'll explain it to you. To me it's more than a game. She touches her chest and says, When you love something as much as I love football, you just feel it inside. Did you ever love doing something so b...
I swear dust wouldn’t have the nerve to land on their floors or counters.
I rest my elbows on my knees, watching Paco make a complete fool of himself.Paco takes a little white golf ball and places it on top of a rubber circle inserted into the fake grass. When he swings the...
I kissed Alex, I blurt out.Alex? ¡Benditaǃ Was that before or after the Colin breakup?I wince. I didn’t plan it.Isabel laughs so hard and loud, I have to take the phone away from my ear. You sure did...