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...
Alex! Brittany yells my name from the front of the gallery.I’m still smoking and trying to forget that she brought me here because I’m her dirty little secret. I don’t want to be a fucking secret anym...
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 school, I hurry out the front doors to catch him. He’s on his motorcycle, getting ready to leave.Alex, wait!Feeling fidgety, I curl my hair behind my ears.Hop on, he orders.What?Hop on. If you w...
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...
What could i do to make the one i loved love me back ?
Being afraid to take chances is scarier than actually doing things that challenge you.
You, Elena says, pointing directly at me. Come with me. Alex, I want you and your brothers to sing.Alex shakes his head. Elena, I don’t think--Elena holds up a hand in front of Alex, silencing even hi...
You're stressing too much about what might be. Do something to take your mind off thinking about what might never happen.
You want my advice? Sierra asks.I look at her warily. I don’t know. You hated the idea of Alex and me together from the beginning.That’s not true, Brit. I didn’t tell you this, but he’s actually a nic...
You shouldn't love me. I don't deserve you.
You make me believe in the impossible.
You ditched school to see if I was okay?I nod because my tongue won’t work.Alex steps back. Well, then. Now that you’ve seen I’m , go back to school. I gotta, you know, get back to work. My bike was i...
You can always strip and go in naked. I’ll watch to make sure nobody comes in.She walks up to me, the pole gripped firmly in her fingers. You’d like that, wouldn’t you?Uh, yeah, I say, stating the obv...
Why are you making a joke out of this? she asks. Because it's stupid, Nik. There's not even room in my day to think about someone else.
Where’s my cell phone? I ask. And please put a shirt on.He reaches down and grabs my phone off the floor. Why?The reason I need my cell, I say as I take it from him, is to call a cab and the reason I...
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...
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...
What is this? A Smart Car. It looks like an SUV took a dump and out came the Smart Car. I wouldn’t be surprised if Westford had said it was one of those toy cars that kids drive around.
Two weeks later I’m the last one in the locker room to change for gym. The click of heels makes me look up. It’s Carmen Sanchez. I don’t freak out. Instead, I stand and look right at her.He was back i...