“Excellent work, Sara,” Coach smiles at me. Then he addresses Jesse, “Well, Jesse,” he chuckles, “better luck next time, huh?” Ashley pats Jesse’s shoulder, &...
Read More →“You’re not getting past me, Mayze, so just dribble this way and give me the ball,” Jesse smiles at me and spreads her arms out to prevent me from passing. “It’ll be easi...
Read More →I can’t help but smile walking into the locker room. Someone’s cackling and it’s infectious, “What we laughing at?” Megan, with her arms wrapped around Jesse’s wais...
Read More →I lean forward and softly brush her lips with mine. She leans forward and kisses me fully. I reach up and brush my fingers over her cheek softly. When the kiss ends, I pull back slightly and search he...
Read More →Her room is dark and there’s a faint noise that I can tell is music. She flicks on a lamp and our eyes adjust to the light, “You want to talk?” She sits on her bed cross-legged and p...
Read More →My room is dark, cold, and so quiet I can hear my thoughts doing their own thinking. I look at the clock and realize I’ve spent three hours wondering what I should do about Jesse. I don’t ...
Read More →I blink twice at the screen before the smile starts spreading. “jcoop10: psst” The cursor in the IM window blinks back as I think of something cleaver to say, “I’m sorry I can&...
Read More →“Oh god,” Ashley gasps from her position on the floor beside me, “I’m going to die, Sara. I leave you all my CDs and t-shirts.” She lays her hand over her heart and groan...
Read More →I am a very white girl. That fact is never more obvious than when I’m dancing. Why I chose to use that against Jessica Cooper, I’ll never know. You’d think I’d challenge her to something like ...
Read More →The sound of the music almost knocks me over as the door to the amphitheater swings open. My head bobs to the beat as I scan the room for a familiar face. Darcy waves at me from across the room. She ...
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