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bully with bleach blond hair and blue eyes.
    She turns her attention to me and my mouth forms a thin line. I gave into her one time by mistake and she thinks I’ll slip up again so she can have her way with me. She bats her long, fake eyelashes at me and I gag right in her face. Her eyes narrow into slits at me and she turns back to Bo who is eating it all up. I shake my head and look away from her to almost being knocked back into the wall.
    Who is that? The force the unknown girl gives off hits me square in the chest, hard enough for me to stumble back. I grab Bo’s arm for support as I watch her walk down the hall in our direction. The first thing I notice is she didn’t look like any of the girls at our school, she has a look all her own. The second thing I notice is that she seems the type to keep to herself. The third thing I notice is how drop-dead gorgeous she is. And I bet she had no clue. Her shoulder length golden brown hair is draped around one shoulder. My fingers itch to tuck it behind her ear. Her bright blue eyes remind me of a beautiful sunny day when the sky is clear. She is at least five three…maybe five four, which was about a good four inches shorter than me. She doesn’t look like she is from the country nor does she look like she is some rich girl like Ellen. She looks perfect and she never looks my way, not once. Not even she stops at her locker to put some binders away.
    In my daze, not once did I even think to walk over and talk to her. It is too late now because by the time I break the trance she has me right back in another one. My eyes glued to her backside as I watch her sway her hips as she walks away.
    Bo hits my shoulder blade. “Hey man, are you alright?”
    A smile breaks out on my face as I rub my hands together. “Yeah…I think I’m gonna be just fine.”
    As usual, the clock ticks by slowly until finally, the one fifty bell rings and it’s time to suit up for gym class. Bo and I head straight for the locker room to dress out.
    Somehow, I had not seen the new girl since this morning. For a minute, I think I had imagined her. That is until I overhear some of the guys on our team talking about her. Heck no, it’d be a cold day in hell before I let one of them get to her first. The odds for me aren’t looking good at all since she isn’t in any of my classes.
    I walk up to their huddle to but in their conversation, pretending not to know what they are discussing. “What are you crazy asses goin’ on ‘bout?”
    “We have a new girl that is fine as hell,” Colt informs me of what I already know. He has a shit-eatin’ grin on his face I’d like to wipe off.
    “What’s her name?” I at least need to know that bit of info before I go and talk to her.
    “Cassie?” He looks to the other guys for confirmation and they all nod in agreement.
    “Cassie,” I test her name on my lips. Darn, now I really need to meet this girl who has my world spinning on its axis.
    I hear my name being yelled from across the gym. I whip my head around to see Bo motioning me to throw him the ball. I walk over and pick up the football lying in the middle of the court. I rear my arm back fixing to let it loose. And that’s when I see her. She has her headphones in, jogging the baseline around the gym. Cassie looks incredible in baggy mesh shorts and a t-shirt.
    “J, throw the ball!” I rear my arm back once more and let the ball fly in Bo’s direction; well I thought it was heading in his direction. Bo had to sprint a few steps to his left to catch it and ends up plowing into Cassie. When I notice the collision about to happen, I run towards her. I guess I thought I was superman and I was gonna be able to stop Bo from colliding with her.
    Bo hits her with so much force it knocks her back several steps and she falls into the concrete wall. I wince myself when I hear her head smack the wall. “Cassie!” I didn’t reach her in time to catch her before she hit the floor. I punch Bo in the