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Authors: Melanie Dawn
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“I burned down some old lady’s barn by accident. We were messing around with some firecrackers when some hay around the barn caught on fire. When it started to get out of control, we got scared, hot-wired the old lady’s Buick parked nearby, and took off. They got me for trespassing, arson, and grand theft. But, don’t worry, the barn was empty, and the old lady got her car back. It was just a stupid mistake, and I got caught. Definitely learned my lesson though.”
I felt relieved—at least he wasn’t some psycho serial killer. “You’re a really good singer,” I told him.
“Thanks,” he said. “I hope to make it big someday.” He winked at me, causing my heart to skip a beat. His voice was so soothing when he spoke. I would have loved to hear him sing again sometime. I stayed lost in my thoughts the rest of the class period.
Allison caught my arm as I floated past her in the hallway. “Kaitlyn,” she hissed. “Eric told me that you were talking to that convict in drama class. Were you really talking to him?”
“Yeah, I guess,” I felt a little defensive. “Chris is not all that bad, Allie.”
“Chris? His name is Chris? Kaitlyn, girls like you shouldn’t even know his name,” Allison chided me with a blatant look of disgust on her face. “Besides, why would you even talk to someone like him?”
I glared at her. “Because he’s nice ,” I said curtly, hoping she would take the hint.
“Oh.” She spoke the word as if it left a sour taste in her mouth. “Well, you won’t catch me talking to him,” she huffed.
I rolled my eyes at her just as Trevor walked up at that exact moment. The look in his eyes told me he was not happy. “Hey,” he barked. “I told you to meet me by the water fountain after class.”
“Oh, sorry,” I apologized quickly while I immediately reprimanded myself.
“Did you get caught up by another guy again?” he asked sarcastically.
Allison coughed loudly beside me. I pinched her arm where Trevor couldn’t see. “Well, I guess I’ll see you guys later,” Allison announced. She had taken my hint as she rubbed her arm where I had pinched her.
“Bye,” I called as she walked down the hall.
“Next time, be where I tell you to be,” Trevor commanded. “I’ll see you at your locker after school.” He practically stomped away. He got angry so easily these days. I just didn’t understand him anymore. Maybe I had never understood him in the first place.
I turned to go to my last class. Chris King was leaning coolly against the wall. Several other guys were talking to him. Clearly, they admired him for his recent encounters with the law. I could tell by the look on his face they annoyed him merely by the way they idolized him. He looked at me over his ravished audience. Tilting his head up to acknowledge me, his eyes settled on mine. Waves of excitement pulsated in my stomach, and I could almost feel a sense of longing in his stare. I wondered if my eyes gave him the same feeling. He held my gaze for several seconds as if he were silently pleading for me to deliver him from his minions. I shrugged apologetically, wishing I could rescue him and sneak into a janitor’s closet just to have a moment alone with him.
I couldn’t wait for school to end that day. My last class went by…ever…so…slowly. I watched the minutes tick by on the clock; every second seemed longer and longer. The class dragged on forever while Mr. Abernathy droned on about the women’s suffrage and the ratification of the 19 th Amendment. I barely paid attention to the lecture. Maybe Rachel would let me borrow her notes; then again, I highly doubted it. To Rachel, getting into college was a rat race, so she would do just about anything to keep her competitors down.
The school bell rang and I jumped from my seat. Maybe I would bump into Chris again.
“Where are you going in such a hurry?” Rachel asked inquisitively.
I tried to sound casual. “I gotta meet
I felt relieved—at least he wasn’t some psycho serial killer. “You’re a really good singer,” I told him.
“Thanks,” he said. “I hope to make it big someday.” He winked at me, causing my heart to skip a beat. His voice was so soothing when he spoke. I would have loved to hear him sing again sometime. I stayed lost in my thoughts the rest of the class period.
Allison caught my arm as I floated past her in the hallway. “Kaitlyn,” she hissed. “Eric told me that you were talking to that convict in drama class. Were you really talking to him?”
“Yeah, I guess,” I felt a little defensive. “Chris is not all that bad, Allie.”
“Chris? His name is Chris? Kaitlyn, girls like you shouldn’t even know his name,” Allison chided me with a blatant look of disgust on her face. “Besides, why would you even talk to someone like him?”
I glared at her. “Because he’s nice ,” I said curtly, hoping she would take the hint.
“Oh.” She spoke the word as if it left a sour taste in her mouth. “Well, you won’t catch me talking to him,” she huffed.
I rolled my eyes at her just as Trevor walked up at that exact moment. The look in his eyes told me he was not happy. “Hey,” he barked. “I told you to meet me by the water fountain after class.”
“Oh, sorry,” I apologized quickly while I immediately reprimanded myself.
“Did you get caught up by another guy again?” he asked sarcastically.
Allison coughed loudly beside me. I pinched her arm where Trevor couldn’t see. “Well, I guess I’ll see you guys later,” Allison announced. She had taken my hint as she rubbed her arm where I had pinched her.
“Bye,” I called as she walked down the hall.
“Next time, be where I tell you to be,” Trevor commanded. “I’ll see you at your locker after school.” He practically stomped away. He got angry so easily these days. I just didn’t understand him anymore. Maybe I had never understood him in the first place.
I turned to go to my last class. Chris King was leaning coolly against the wall. Several other guys were talking to him. Clearly, they admired him for his recent encounters with the law. I could tell by the look on his face they annoyed him merely by the way they idolized him. He looked at me over his ravished audience. Tilting his head up to acknowledge me, his eyes settled on mine. Waves of excitement pulsated in my stomach, and I could almost feel a sense of longing in his stare. I wondered if my eyes gave him the same feeling. He held my gaze for several seconds as if he were silently pleading for me to deliver him from his minions. I shrugged apologetically, wishing I could rescue him and sneak into a janitor’s closet just to have a moment alone with him.
I couldn’t wait for school to end that day. My last class went by…ever…so…slowly. I watched the minutes tick by on the clock; every second seemed longer and longer. The class dragged on forever while Mr. Abernathy droned on about the women’s suffrage and the ratification of the 19 th Amendment. I barely paid attention to the lecture. Maybe Rachel would let me borrow her notes; then again, I highly doubted it. To Rachel, getting into college was a rat race, so she would do just about anything to keep her competitors down.
The school bell rang and I jumped from my seat. Maybe I would bump into Chris again.
“Where are you going in such a hurry?” Rachel asked inquisitively.
I tried to sound casual. “I gotta meet
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