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s way into our modern-day world. We can all agree everyone in history participated in one way or the other in t

rs. The mall. Spa. The salon. In book club meetings. After book club meetings.

iends, take the cr

than gossip. In a rac

the latest gossip and how it involved me. I was too busy fantasiz

crafting graffiti across my locker. It read 'Dick Suc

to my first class. It must have been a mist

ou-know-who (the dreamy Coach Calton). I was taking a tour of his profile carefully checking hi

ecca asked steppi

er crop top showed more than it covered highlighting her piercin

" I asked drop

my response. "I knew there was somet

I tried to keep the frustrati

yne had gone bragging to his crew about how he had taken me out last night to this swell restaurant like a gent. According to

e graffiti

sure Wayne

smirked. "What you

going to do about it? Simp

he hall going straight to the gym. The guys had a prac

. The boys froze and they all turned to the en

but I was too pissed of

lking straight to where he sa

she's back for more' signal. Stupid imma

a. Yo

spat stopping right in front of

cked your dic

had rallied half the school bringing them with her to t

He said winking at me.

g mi

up that whack shit? I sucked you behind a dumpster?

dough that it's almost silly. Yet your struggling

fumbling a little. Like

a good look at me, Wayne. This fine ass

to control my anger. Everyone around was poi

Calton's voice sounded

slipped out in a cloud o

or today." He signaled to the boy

office

u

ything was well organized on the table and the walls were framed with pictu

took his seat. He had a serious look and hi

gure present, I have to

s tone made

ee games. That should be enough t

nd go berserk but thought bet

feel like I was under a powerful microscop

voice was c

lin

as...so

s voice. He sounded different than he had w

e smi

d. I hadn't been expect

early." He admitted getting up from his seat

say the s

d I just flirt with Coach Calton? Maybe he d

flirt with me,

No

you weren't. It was a

heard mys

ld you say that. Oh

t sure what was going to happen ne

ut of the damned office was the mesmerizin

phone." He hel

nded. Did I hear

r ph

typed something before

. The whole instagra

king down at his number. I stared una

in my head when he called out. "I think you're su

I quickly put on my 'woebegone' expression as I walked out of the gym to the crowd cheering me on.

o text Coach Calton with. It had been hours since he'd given m

.. Jus

ne has happened in so many rom-com movies and I had laughed at the heroine for it

Coa

I pressed to erase the message

t popped deli

.no.

s. I pulled at my hair holding back a scream

howed he w

my message. It was like

I had to check my connection to

t my teeth found a finger and I nibbled nervously. I'd changed my position on the b

en it

an