Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Beyond the Gaze of a Boy - Common

Everything is quiet for just a little too long. I can't look at him, so I find myself staring at the dark blue band on my swimming trunks.

"Are you…?" At the sound of his voice, I glance over. He cuts off, swallowing, and smiles. "I mean, I thought… with the way you beat off Lauren Mallory with a stick, I thought you might be…"

"Yeah," I say simply, challenging. "I am."

"I am, too," he says quietly.

"I know. I saw you with some guy at the movies," I explain. "And Jessica's pretty… vocal."

"She was my last girlfriend."




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