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….I just wanted to thank you for what you wrote about me yesterday.”
    “It was hardly Shakespeare , ” h e shrugged.
    “It was very nice, much nicer than I deserved.”
    “That’s not true .  Y ou do brighten things up.”
    “If I’m so bright, then why couldn’t I come up with something better to write about you?”
    “It did look like you were having a difficult time, but then again , I’m not a very interesting subject , ” h e grinned, and then opened up his notebook.
    “That’s not true .  Y ou’re the most interesting person I know and I had lots of really nice things to say about you, but when I put them down on paper, they all looked … s tupid, ” I sighed.
    “Delaney, it was a stupid assignment .  I t’s no big deal.”
    Chad paraded into the room then, spouting off more plans for the senior blow out.
    “I wish he’d just shut up about that stupid party , ” I said angrily , irritated at myself and Chad.
    Logan laughed at my obvious irritation.  His smile made me completely forget my anger .  “How can anyone be that perfect ?” I thought, while watching him out of the corner of my eye. 
     
    It was April 17 th , that last day of class before spring break.  The last few months had been pretty much uneventful.  Logan and I did actually talk a bit more now, about this or that, but nothing of any great importance.  I could never get him to tell me anything about himself , though .  He was still such a mystery.  I wanted so badly to tell him how I felt about him, but didn’t know where to begin. 
    I kept thinking that I should just ask him out, but the reverberating no’s he had given his other earlier suitors kept echoing in my head.  Why would he even consider going out with me when he turned down Hailey, Chelsea, Amber , etc . , etc . , etc . ?
    When the final bell rang, I looked up to see Logan staring at me like he had something to say. 
    When he didn’t say anything, I asked him if he had anything exciting planned for the break.
    “No , not really .  H ow about you?”
    “Um, nothing exciting .  W e’re supposed to see a movie, you know, a few of us are going as a group.  Maybe you’d like to see it with us?” Oh my God, I actually did it, well sort of , anyway.
    “ Thanks , but I’m not much into movies.  Have a nice break.”  He stood up, look ing at me once again like he wanted to say something, but then he just walked away.
    I watched him go, feeling completely crushed.  I put my head down on my desk, trying to control the tears that were inevitable, when Molly came waltzing through the door.  “Hey, you ready to go ?  What’s wrong?”
    “Nothing . I just have another headache , ” I lied.
    “Oh, I’m sorry.”  She obviously didn’t believe me, but didn’t push it.  “Well, let’s go.  I have all kinds of fun planned for this week.  I thought we’d go see the movie tomo rr … what?” s he aske d when she noticed the tears welling up in my eyes at the mere mention of the movie.  “Are you okay?”
    “I told you, I have a headache.  I think it’s a migraine.  The lights in here are killing me.  Can we just go , please?” I said, while trying desperately to hold back the tears.
    “O h, okay, let’s g o, ” s he said.
    “So, what were you and Logan talking about all by yourselves after class?”  Molly asked, unaware that he was the reason I was feigning another headache.
    “Nothing.”
    “It must have been something to get you this upset , ” s he said, obviously more intuitive than I gave her credit for.
    “He didn’t … I’m not upset.  I told you, I have a headache!”
    “Fine, don’t tell me.  But, you better pull yourself together and make that more believable by the time you get home or your mother is going to be all over you.”
    “Oh no , she’s never go ing to buy another headache , ” I moaned.
    “Neither do I , by the way.”
    “Look, can y ou just take me home…please?” I said with pleading