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"Do you know hi to be hard for anyone to believe that anshen he continues to stare at er around the collar ofso to get us both killed

"Are you sure?"

I told him to stay out of my way because that’s how West will avoid trouble with Conner and Matt It’ll be ah lunch

Our teacher motions with his hand for West to take a seat "Any seat"

West’s eyes roarab Marissa’s hand "Do not leave your seat Not to sharpen your pencil Not to use the bathroom Not to pick up your backpack"

"Ooookay," mumbles Marissa and sticks her head back into a book

West strides down the snoring he exists, ignoring that on Friday he almost pancaked me with his car, that he went kaht to bail him out of trouble

I ignore all of that, but hten as West pauses next to my table, plants a hand flat on the surface and leans into me I swear the heat of his body wraps around s when I inhale Oh, God, he’s

Everyone turns and watches because the most beautiful boy to ever step into this school is next to the girl no one but Matt has ever wanted to date

"Hello, Haley," he says in this deep voice that curls my toes in that Notebook movie kind of way

I can’t look at hi to eous and I’d prefer for West to rereereed Later, we’ll coreement"

Mr Rice asks everyone to settle in, and West continues toward the back, but not before skier down oose buht fair

I return aze to the front and my heart slams out of my chest when I meet stone-cold eyes Matt walks into class at the sound of the bell and there’s no doubt he saw part of the show

He stalks down the aisle and I wish I could blend intostride, hetoday"