d do anything like tha

world does she

a lot more tha

rom lessons for the last two and a half weeks. I could only get away from them at

attention, and the only place where I felt at home was in the back corner of the

ver came back, so it was all mine. Mrs. Anderson, the librarian, liked me enough to have one of the janitors place a comfortable c

was by far the softest, most comfortable chair I've ever

who was inside, but I could see everything outside. Students milled about outdoors on seats and tab

wish I could sit outside in the beautiful weather, chatting with f

days; I thought befo

tening to nasty things people say about me. I'd leave if I could, but I couldn't because thi

cs they do not know of. However, this is high school. This is where no one believes what is true; they care about themselves and their

ate this morning and didn't have time to get anything. If I had been bold enough, I would h

on to myself was that I could read a book and then set it back down to read the following day without

ut the window before the bell tolled. What I saw caused me to squint. Mitch Lings

ican features and as captain of the football and baseball teams, he was the popular 'it' kid of Central Hi

s flocked to him and his buddies regardless of what they thought he was like. He treated the

You couldn't go anywhere without running into all four of them. And,

e. But, as you can see, that is how they entice all females to sleep wi

d Mitch exploiting me for a bet? I was completely dazzled by that golden boy Mitch L

. After returning my book and gathering my belongings, I proceeded to m

I can handle. Riley

next lesson without collapsing. But recently, fortune has not be

o it was. I believe the cosmos was

main away." My heart clenched terribly

d you just get out of my way?" Oh, how I w

een missing

h was the last person I expected to miss. He may

on't care, but I know you do. Remem

t of my way now." Instead of waiting for him to

Mitch said. I rolled my eyes and ignored him. I'd ass

window, ignoring all the remarks about me. I could see

my name, greeted me everywhere I went, and asked me to part

to the few people I knew. I was with him almost every day, and because of Mitch, I got estranged from them. They couldn't stand being around

ed having someone to chat with or hang out with. Being alone may rap