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"The Cheer blog," I stated "The picture of Tatum and etting a lot of hits"

"Because I’ in the least "Today"

And I left her there, knowing she’d do it

Later that day, I made my way to ned up for any courses I could take from Penley this semester She eet, and I felt worse about my behavior towards her than any other teacher last year It was the teachers ent the extra ot my respect, and after my dick behavior with her last fall, I’d decided to seize any opportunity I could to show her I was a good student Or at least a nice guy

Her classes, while she tried, were , and definitely hated expressing myself in public when it didn’t involve some Patrón or a fast car

But I looked forward to this class most of all now Tate sat two seats in front of me, and I could drill a hole into the back of her head the entire class

"I’et into Columbia, pre-med What about you?" Tate asked Ben Jamison, who sat next to her, and I couldn’t help but eavesdrop on the conversation fro to a few places," Ben answered "I have no head for Math or Science, though It’ll be Business for me"

And Business is what exactly? Greek Literature?

"Well, I hope you like sooes with Econohts, and I snorted when Ben looked over at her, eyes wide and clearly confused

I chewed onat the dumbass

Tate’s back stiffened, and I knew that she kneas listening

"So…" she continued, ignoring ht?"

"Yeah You co as I waited for her response

Benwhether or not she was interested in someone else I remembered he was interested in her freshman year, but he was put down pretty easily Once he heard about the Stevie Stoddard ruinity to the griain He eak, and he was a follower

But…girls loved hi as a church ht home to Mom

"We’ll see," Tate answered "Have you booked a band, or is there a DJ?"

"A band would be nice, but they tend to play one genre of music, so it’s hard to please everyone We’ll have a DJ I think that’s what everyone decided He’ll keep the party going with a good mix: pop, country…"

Okay, lesson on Tate andless than carve the band’s na to Anyyour head is about as exciting as Kenny G to her

Well, to me, too That’s one area we could see eye to eye

"Oh… pop and country? Can’t go wrong there" She tried to sound sincere, and for a bubblehead like Ben Jamison it probably worked, but I could smell the cover up

Unable to hold back the snicker, I buried lare at me

But when I didn’t look at her, she turned back around

"So, you like pop and country?" she addressed Ben again, and I foundmy pen in irritation

Where the hell is Penley?

"Mostly country," I heard Ben answer

She just nodded at hi in coet to watch The Sixth Sense in here this seh I didn’t get it I’ fan of those thriller-mystery type movies I like comedies Maybe she’ll let us watch Borat"

"Hey, Ja to get in this guy’s pants "If you like Bruce Willis, Unbreakable is a good one You should give it a shot…you know, if you’re looking to change your et back to better things Like shutting up

Tate loved Bruce Willis She liked action movies and thrillers

And I wanted her to reht, class," Mrs Penley finally walked in "In addition to the packet I a you a template of a compass Please write your na North, East, South, and West blank"

The sound of shuffling papers filled the room, the assembly line of education hard at work Papers and packets spilled down the rows as each student snatched one up like it was their ticket out of Dodge, and they all had soether "The packets I gave you are lists of filues occurred As we’ve already started discussing ues and their ied over, and I heard the noise of Penley’s voice but not the words My eyes were trained on Tate’s back, and before I knew it, I was lost

She had grabbed all of her hair and swept it up into a long ponytail, the wavy length cascading down her back like a waterfall, or a …leash

I clenched my fists

Jesus