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"What topic?"

"The hotness that is Alex Cole Donʼt pretend you didnʼt notice" Of course I noticed I was in possession of two functioning eyeballs and an appreciation of the opposite sex

"Heʼs one of the beautiful people God help us all" Talley gave me what I like to think of as her why-the-Hades-do-I-put-up-with-you look "Donʼt look at me like that You know youʼre the only beautiful person in this school who isnʼt co with o On this one fact I was stubbornly certain Talleyʼs eyes are a deep blue, set off by her thick, shiny black hair that looks perfect even when she has bedhead Her skin is as pale as ust, her nose had an adorable scattering of the cutest freckles any human has ever possessed Couple those features with the fact that she was the kindest and most joyful person alive, and it all added up to a very attractive girl It was a shahed over 200 pounds to notice

"What about Jase?" Talley asked, looking over my shoulder

"What about him?

"Donʼt you think Iʼ into the booth next to ross or anything, but he actually kind of is "Youʼre also completely vapid" Which is only partially true

"Aw Youʼre just saying that because you know I have no idea what vapidallout of his hand

"What are you doing here, Jase? Arenʼt you supposed to be in class?"

"Nope This is my lunch period"

Talley froze with a carrot stick halfway to her mouth "No way How did that happen?"

"Tal, isnʼt it obvious? Scout and I are mature, responsible Seniors now Donʼt be so shocked that the school administration has taken notice"

Since an incident in the third grade, Jase and I were separated at school as much as possible We were never in the same classes or allowed to join the sah school Jaseʼs interests tended to skeards athletics while mine had a more academic feel Yet, I knew for certain the superintendent, who just happened to be our father, still intended for our schedules to never intertwine Obviously, so attention

"You? Me? The sa to be odd"

"Odd?" Jase looked atto be awesos have to work a certain way in the world of high school politics The super-cool, yet approachable, star athlete was supposed to date the prettiest girls, attend the coolest parties, and eat lunch with the rest of the elite, not his socially aard sister