Alex, Add it up. No matter how much you want her in your life, she doesn’t belong. A triangle can’t fit into a square. Just pointing out the factsGracias I don’t point out that if it’s a big enough sq...
After school, there’s a crowd around my motorcycle. Shit, if anything happened to Julio I swear I’m going to kick someone’s ass. I don’t have to push through the crowd because a path opens up when I g...
After parking in the west lot, far from a certain gang member with a reputation that could scare off even the toughest Fairfield football players, Sierra and I walk up the front steps of Fairfield Hig...
A veces hay que alejarse de la multitud para ser una mejor persona. No siempre es fácil, eso es seguro. Pero es correcto. Y a veces hacer lo correcto se siente muy bien.
A loud clearing of Enrique’s throat tears us apart.Alex looks at me with intense passion. I have to get back to work, he says, his breathing ragged.Oh. Well, sure. Suddenly embarrassed at our PDA, I s...
Being afraid to take chances is scarier than actually doing things that challenge you.
You, my friend, are so good at lying to yourself you're actually starting to believe the bullshit coming out of your mouth
You only like white guys?Stop that, I say through gritted teeth.What? he says, getting all serious. It’s the truth, ain’t it?Mrs. Peterson appears in front of us. How’s that outline coming along? she...
What’s the real reason you came here?Because I wanted to show you how much I love you, I say.Alex blinks a couple of times, but beyond that he shows me no emotion. This time he lifts his shirt over hi...
Wait! I yell. I take a deep breath. This is it. I’m going to spill my guts. I don’t know why or when I started falling for you, Alex. But I did. Ever since I almost ran over your motorcycle that first...
There are no rules to attraction. Jake is nothing like who I wanted.
She’s freaking out. If she cries, I won’t know what to do. I’m not used to crying chicks. I don’t think Carmen cried once during our entire relationship. In fact, I’m not sure Carmen has tear ducts.
I seriously don’t give a crap how I get the pants; just that I get ‘em before my next class. A wet crotch is not the way to show Brittany I’m a stud.I wait at the tree while other kids throw away thei...
I rest my hand on the small of her back as we walk up to the house. Don’t ask me why I feel a need to claim her as mine. Maybe deep down I a Neanderthal.
I don't want to always be 'the best I can be.' I just want to be me.
His high school girlfriend. I caught them in the act. You caught them having sex at Homestyle Buffet? Carlos chimes in, confused and maybe a little amused.
For the record, I thought you were untouchable. But now that I know you think I’m a hot, sexy, Mexican god . .
Brittany, I love hangin' with you. Shit, when I get to school I scan the halls lookin' for you. As soon as I catch sight of these angelic streaks of sunshine, I say, fingering her hair, I know I can m...
Brittany has been wary this whole week. She’s waiting for me to play a joke on her, to get her back for tossing my keys into the woods. After school, as I’m at my locker picking books to take home, sh...
Before we seal our plans with a kiss, Alex clears his throat in front of us. No PDA. School rules. Besides, she’s my partner, dickhead. Not yours.Shut up, Fuentes, Colin mutters, then joins Darlene.I...