“I stay quiet; I don't want anyone to get the wrong idea.I'm still mad.” — Alecia Whitaker Copy Share Image
“Fuming, I reach for the stick at my feet; however, this is the precise moment that a small black garter snake slithers out in front of me. I do what any normal fourteen-year-old girl would do: scream my head off, dance in spastic horror, and throw my tobacco knife into the dirt-completely missing the snake. I look to Luke for… — Alecia Whitaker Copy Share
“Asking Wolf to couples' skate is like bungee jumping without a cord-it may be the bravest thing I've ever done in my life. Or it could be the stupidest. There's only one way to find out. I look him dead in the eyes, summoning up both my courage and my sense of reckless abandon, but before I can even speak… — Alecia Whitaker Copy Share
“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 can't believe… — Alecia Whitaker Copy Share Image
“After thirty minutes of learning and rehearsing this routine, I've decided to never show my aforementioned self-taught moves to the public. Today's dance style… — Alecia Whitaker Copy Share Image
“Whenever I see my teachers out in the real world I clam up, get a sort of weird feeling, and look for the nearest… — Alecia Whitaker Copy Share Image
“I want to die or be trapped on a deserted island with David Wolfenbaker. One or the other, but I've got to get out… — Alecia Whitaker Copy Share Image
“Call me crazy,but something about throwing myself blindly backward seems not so smart.I can't see where I'm going, and it's hard to fearlessly toss my entire weight back.Then Kimi, in all of her bossiness, takes control of the situation and basically threatens my life if I don't do it.I don't want to look bad in front of these girls; plus,… — Alecia Whitaker Copy Share
“I stay quiet; I don't want anyone to get the wrong idea.I'm still mad.” — Alecia Whitaker Copy Share Image
“Cowboys in the old days wore guns on their belts' my dad whips his cell phone out of a leather case clipped to his… — Alecia Whitaker 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 pretty creepy… — 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 Copy Share Image
