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for. I sure wasn’t counting on that. It really didn’t matter. Jeff didn’t seem interested in me or anyone else, as far as I could tell. Either he didn’t like women or he probably had a girlfriend. Who was I kidding? Of course he would have a girlfriend. The cute ones always had a girlfriend.
    Near the end of class, I saw the first chink in Jeff’s outward, bad boy armor.  I caught him sneaking a peak at me. I could have sworn he was checking me out. Of course, it could have just been some wishful thinking on my part. Maybe he would decide to talk to me after class. I wouldn’t mind if he showed half as much interest as Carl had after English.
    Unfortunately, my bad boy didn’t stick around and left History class without even another glance in my direction. Maybe I did just imagine him trying to sneak a peek at me. I mean he had to be looking in some direction and just because he was looking in my direction didn’t mean that he was necessarily looking at me.
    I went onto my English class and tried to console myself with the fact that Carl still thought I was pretty hot. I thought about my infatuation with Jeff and his obvious lack of interest in me. About half through Dr. Sloane’s thrilling lecture about subject verb agreement, I decided that I was done worrying what Jeff Campbell was or wasn’t doing.
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    I was sitting in my Thursday Chemistry class but still thinking about who I would wind up paired with for my History paper. My thoughts were interrupted by Brenda passing me a note, asking if I wanted to grab some lunch in the food court after class. I slipped her a note telling her yes. It would be like a mini girl’s night out.
    After class, Brenda and I walked over to student union. We found the food court only about half full. It wasn’t noon yet, so most of the lunch crowd hadn’t shown up yet. We found a table in a sparsely populated area.
    Brenda looked around and then waved to someone. “I hope you don’t mind, but I also invited one of my other friends.”
    I gave her a dismissive little wave. “No problem, I’m just happy to have someone to eat with.”
    I watched a slightly heavy set girl headed for our table. Brenda introduced me to her friend, Tina. The three of us ordered burgers and fries. We made small talk about our different classes. Tina seemed like a really bubbly person. She had a little darker skin than Brenda and I did. She explained that her mother was from the Philippines and her parents had married while her dad was in the Army.
    Brenda looked around. “Speaking of guys who used to be in the Army, you two have a common classmate.”
    I jumped at the insinuation. “You have a class with Jeff Campbell?”
    Tina shook her head. “No, I mean I know who he is. I don’t actually have any classes with him though.”
    I was confused . “Then who do we have in common?”
    Brenda smirked. “Actually, I was referring to Allison. I believe that is who Tina heard about Jeff from.”
    Tina’s face lit up. “Oh, now I get it. You’re the girl she keeps saying is a little tramp.”
    My jaw dropped. “Excuse me?”
    Tina shrugged. “I didn’t realize it at first. You are a lot prettier than she said you were. Now I see why she is so worried about you.”
    I didn’t understand. “Worried about what?”
    Tina leaned forward. “She was all acting like Jeff is her man and you are trying to steal him away. She is super possessive.”
    My heart completely fell. “Her man? I didn’t realize they were together or that he was even interested in her.”
    Tina said, “I don’t know if they are really together or not. I just know that this morning in Algebra that she said that the tramp in History class had better back off before she got her feelings hurt.”
    Brenda put her hand on my arm. “I don’t think they are together. But at least now you know who one of your competitors is.”
    I sat back and tried to sound composed. “It doesn’t matter if they are together. I have