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the new chicks? Hooooweee! This high school stuff might just be what we needed!  See ya around!”
    Had he seen some of the new chicks?  He had.  He was not impressed so far.  It was only second period, so there was still hope.  Right then, he was off to third period.
     
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    Donna and Reneigh finally caught up with me after s econd period.  Five minutes to get from one class to another, stopping off at your locker and figuring out where the hell to go next in the middle of chaos was insane for the first day.  In a way I was feeling great.  Energized by everyone talking all at once had certainly made the day more interesting.  The fear wasn’t gone, but it was a relief to get a few minutes of giggles and chatting in between classes.  I didn’t have one single class with Donna, but our lunch was the same period.  Thankfully I was in a couple of classes with Reneigh.
    “Hey I will see y’all at lunch!” I said over my shoulder as I headed toward Mrs. Laurent’s English class.  Then, WHACK.
    I had run into a poor guy who looked like he had tons of things he would rather be doing.
    “Oops!  Sorry!” I managed a big smile and moved around him.  I couldn’t help thinking, “Now HE’s cute!”  But he didn’t even really look at me.  Was the flutter I felt when he glanced at me my nerves or something else?  I didn’t have time to worry.  I was about to face my destiny in English.  But the image of a guy just under six feet tall, medium build, dark blonde hair and hazel eyes sort of stuck with me the rest of that class and the next.  With my luck, he woul dn't even remember me.
     
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    He didn’t see her coming.  There were way too many people in the mad scramble to get to class.  He was going to be late himself if he didn’t get moving.  He turned too fast and totally collided with a girl he had never seen before.  She was short with long crazy blonde hair and dressed in pink.  It was almost like she was glowing.  She exuded a massive personality.  She looked up and smiled at him and, for just a moment, the world shifted.  He lowered his gaze and looked away.  His brain screaming that she probably smiled like that at everyone.
     
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    There I sat in third period English with Mrs. Laurent (the rumored bitch).  So far I thought she was pretty cool.  Don’t get me wrong, I figured she would be tough, but there was something about her I liked.  Maybe it was that she had a pretty face with bright grey eyes.  She was actually quite pretty for her age.  Yeah, I knew it was only the first day, but I just had a feeling that I would truly like her.  And I found out that Mrs. Laurent was one of the librarians too.  Maybe she could help me find interesting books to read for class.
    I tried to pay complete attention, but I could not stop thinking about that guy I bumped into.  I felt so stupid!  He just looked at me and then seemed to dismiss me.  But he was cute!  In a sort of serious, non-smiling way.  I swear, it was only third period and my brain was already swimming!  So much to take in and learn.  So many new people.  At least my stomach wasn’t doing backflips after being blasted with so much at once.  Ho wever, I just realized my fourth period algebra class was the furthest classroom from the cafeteria.  Great.  Not like I would have much appetite to eat anyway, but I wasn’t too thrilled about the mad dash to eat school food.
    Back to the reading list for the semester.  I had not read very many listed, so there were lots to choose from.  Maybe I would try to read Gone With The Wind ...
    He was cute, wasn’t he?   I wondered what his name was.  I wondered if he was a freshman.  I wondered if we would have any classes together.
    FOCUS Suzy!   Yes, Gone With The Wind was definitely a book I had always wanted to read.  Nothing like a good southern romance with a bitchy but feisty heroine.  Sometimes I wish I could be more like that myself.
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