rom his hands because of this insignificant human bei

omething that Mom

nto Mom's room as soon as I saw her wipin

th her, I noticed the new b

er again. I felt sick all over again. « He deserves to rot in hell. I hate men like him. They think that

ing her lips. « Not all men are like that, sweetheart. You

I couldn't have. He'd died because of a car

me men are the most amazing human beings that can happen to us.

t us. They

what she was talking about ? Did

trange. I don't know how I suddenly got it, but now

for a lunch break. I sigh, p

ecause my mind is filled with worry ab

t let him play because his w

what if they lose the game beca

ssroom, I wonder how I'

aving me, and I still haven't apo

r, I see him. Jake is walking in my directi

ing people's attention as they pass by, wondering

What sho

d I never thought that I have to do this to Ja

he think

paring whatever it is that's about to come out from his mouth. And preparing

ression are indifferent, as if

ht up with him that I don't realize walking

d me burst i

g that I was too mesmerize

ch one contributes more in making my face red like a boi

ze it now that Jake did

since my back was f

planet to hide from this embarrass

cident, and I still haven't muste

recognize me, opening up to him about the fact that I was

a hard time just to utter a si

that Matt, one of my classmates who also joins the football team,

? » the class president asks, giving Matt a

e is back, so we could stick to the old pla

s in exciteme

ll gives Jake another chance to le

of us settle in our seats,

days, my heart feels more lightweight, l

finally decide to approach Jake. He

ed, and I find myse

im hanging out with his friends outside the cafeteria, bas

something, and I gulp

can feel that my heart is raci

in front of the other guys, since it wi

xclusively, so this is my chance. I feel lik

tually a girl sitting beside Jake. It's Melanie,

the princess of this school, looking nothing less like those in fair

t they're too afraid to hav

apparently doesn't help

n alien standing here b

, but Melanie does. She stops licking her

to talk to you, » she says to her

are true. She'

d so do his buddies. Their laughter

e. This nerdy. They're all goi

en I look up again, I notice that som

and his gaze isn't intimid