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Suddenly, the room was dead quiet. Miranda and Shelly stared at me through their slimy hair, everyone was looking at me like I'd blown my entire circuit board, and I just stood there, trying to reel in my lips and pull myself back together.
Mrs. McClure took me by the shoulders, guided me to my chair, and told me, “You sit here, and you stay here!” Then she hauled Miranda and Shelly outside, scolding them and telling them to find separate bathrooms and clean up while she ran down the janitor to mop up their mess.
I sat there by myself and didn't even care about covering up. I just wanted to be with her. To talk to her. To hold her hand again.
To kiss her.
Before school was out, I tried to talk to her again, but every time I got close, she'd dodge me. And then when the final bell rang, she disappeared. I looked everywhere for her, but she was just gone.
Garrett, however, wasn't. He tracked me down and said, “Dude! Tell me it isn't true!” I didn't say a word. I just headed for the bike racks, still hoping to find Juli.
“Oh, man ...it is true!”
“Leave me alone, Garrett.”
“You get hooked up with the two finest chicks on campus, then bail on them for Juli?”
“You don't understand.”
“You're right, dude. I completely don't understand. Did you seriously try to kiss her? I couldn't believe that part. We're talking Julianna Baker? Your nightmare neighbor? The know-it-all nuisance? The coop poop babe?”
I stopped cold and shoved him. Just laid into him with both hands and shoved. “That was a long time ago, man. Knock it off!”
Garrett put both hands up, but moved in at me. “Dude, you have flipped, you know that?” “Just back off, would you?”
He blocked my path. “I can't believe this! Two hours ago you were the man. The man! The whole school was on their knees before you! Now look at you. You're, like, a social hazard.” He snorted and said, “And, dude, the truth is, if you're gonna be like this, I don't need the association.”
I got right in his face and said, “Good! 'Cause you know what? Neither do I!” I shoved him aside and ran.
Mrs. McClure took me by the shoulders, guided me to my chair, and told me, “You sit here, and you stay here!” Then she hauled Miranda and Shelly outside, scolding them and telling them to find separate bathrooms and clean up while she ran down the janitor to mop up their mess.
I sat there by myself and didn't even care about covering up. I just wanted to be with her. To talk to her. To hold her hand again.
To kiss her.
Before school was out, I tried to talk to her again, but every time I got close, she'd dodge me. And then when the final bell rang, she disappeared. I looked everywhere for her, but she was just gone.
Garrett, however, wasn't. He tracked me down and said, “Dude! Tell me it isn't true!” I didn't say a word. I just headed for the bike racks, still hoping to find Juli.
“Oh, man ...it is true!”
“Leave me alone, Garrett.”
“You get hooked up with the two finest chicks on campus, then bail on them for Juli?”
“You don't understand.”
“You're right, dude. I completely don't understand. Did you seriously try to kiss her? I couldn't believe that part. We're talking Julianna Baker? Your nightmare neighbor? The know-it-all nuisance? The coop poop babe?”
I stopped cold and shoved him. Just laid into him with both hands and shoved. “That was a long time ago, man. Knock it off!”
Garrett put both hands up, but moved in at me. “Dude, you have flipped, you know that?” “Just back off, would you?”
He blocked my path. “I can't believe this! Two hours ago you were the man. The man! The whole school was on their knees before you! Now look at you. You're, like, a social hazard.” He snorted and said, “And, dude, the truth is, if you're gonna be like this, I don't need the association.”
I got right in his face and said, “Good! 'Cause you know what? Neither do I!” I shoved him aside and ran.
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