“Then I think about Photoshopping a picture of Wolf and me together in the yearbook: Best Couple. In your face, mysterious ponytailed… — Alecia Whitaker Yearbook Copy Share Image
“I guess he sees the mortified look on my face- Can I get a little bedside manner here? -because he awkwardly pats… — Alecia Whitaker Copy Share Image
“I am very self-conscious as I step over the backpacks strewn in the aisle. Do not fall.Do not fall. ” — Alecia Whitaker Copy Share Image
“They all babble on about "state" and "formations" and "tumbling" while I smile and nod. When in doubt, smile and nod.” — Alecia Whitaker Babble Copy Share Image
“My Best Friend Forever likes my True Love Always! "Oh,brother, I'm glad these things are secret,or he'd never get his jersey over… — Alecia Whitaker Best friend Copy Share Image
“And Seriously,I'm still small enough to totally destroy everyone at hide and seek. Lame? Or kind of awesome? You decide.” — Alecia Whitaker Copy Share Image
“Hello?" I say nonchalantly, as if I don't have one leg cocked up and bleeding or an overbearing mother sucking all the… — Alecia Whitaker Copy Share Image
“He looks over at me, six feet two inches of total fear, and I sell him out-sell him right down the river.” — Alecia Whitaker Fear Copy Share Image
“I nod casually, making a mental note to block all telepathic vibes I may be sending into the universe. It would be… — Alecia Whitaker Telepathic Copy Share Image
“I sigh, feel the heat rise in my cheeks, and look at the clock. Wolf asks me to play a game with… — Alecia Whitaker Copy Share Image
“Yeah, we've got a few stoplights, but I personally think they're just for show. Stop signs usually do the trick. Breckinridge, Kentucky.… — Alecia Whitaker Copy Share Image
“We drive over the fields and the wind catches in my hair. I throw my arms back and face the sun.I feel… — Alecia Whitaker Copy Share Image
“It was awful," I tell Luke at his locker. It's on the other side of the hall and I really feel like… — Alecia Whitaker Books Copy Share Image
“Not "I'm sorry,Ericka," or "I suck," or "I lost all the feeling in my fingers and couldn't dial a telephone." Nothing! I… — Alecia Whitaker Copy Share Image
“I have never seen him before, but I am convinced that the boy grinning at us from an arm's length away must… — Alecia Whitaker Dreams Copy Share Image
“Ricki Jo," Momma says, "who's on the phone? Tell them it's past your bedtime." I cover the receiver and look over my… — Alecia Whitaker Bedtime Copy Share Image
“Squished between my grandparents and moving at thirty miles an hour is a small price to pay to get to the vet's… — Alecia Whitaker Copy Share Image
“Then you've got the kids who live within a mile of the school and can walk home. Although this may not sound… — Alecia Whitaker Copy Share Image
“I've never seen you flip the bird, RJ," Luke says. I can't stop the little smile that creeps up onto my lips.I… — Alecia Whitaker Copy Share Image
“He makes lookin' good seem effortless. Like, he lives in that lookin'-good zone. I think I'll wear a long white gown and… — Alecia Whitaker Copy Share Image
“Wolf apparently holds me to some kind of moral standard that he himself doesn't even observe but thinks I should.” — Alecia Whitaker Wolf Copy Share Image
“The eight count is brilliant, and Mackenzie's smile-and-nod method, although a bit perkier than the one I've been using at school, is… — Alecia Whitaker Copy Share Image
“Oh,you talking to me now?" I ask. "What?" he aks innocently, his cocoa eyes ide. "You noticed my silencio treatment in Spanish… — Alecia Whitaker Spanish Copy Share Image
“He's still blabbing about how much he hates Mark Watts and now sucky he is at basketball ( Who cares? ),which I… — Alecia Whitaker Copy Share Image