“Fuming, I reach for the stick at my feet; however, this is the precise moment that a small black garter snake slithers… — Alecia Whitaker Time Copy Share Image
“Asking Wolf to couples' skate is like bungee jumping without a cord-it may be the bravest thing I've ever done in my… — Alecia Whitaker Bungee jumping 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
“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… — Alecia Whitaker Dance 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… — Alecia Whitaker Real world 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… — 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… — Alecia Whitaker Call me crazy Copy Share Image
“I stay quiet; I don't want anyone to get the wrong idea.I'm still mad.” — Alecia Whitaker Stay Quiet 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… — Alecia Whitaker Cell phone 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 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
“I'm second string to a true, actual, just-moved-here new girl. Mackenzie's from Minnesota, says her O's in a really weird way, and… — Alecia Whitaker New girl Copy Share Image
“You don't even like swimming! You can't jump in without holding your nose," she points out. True.But if I were at the… — Alecia Whitaker Copy Share Image
“I lean up on my elbows and see Luke and Bessie,who trump both the stick and me as Bandit races toward them,… — Alecia Whitaker Opposite direction 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 Feeling Okay Copy Share Image
“It's clearing up." "Yeah.But work's boring without you there to complain about it," he teases.” — Alecia Whitaker Work Copy Share Image
“I turn around before any more parental flirting causes me to go blind.” — 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
“I start to feel like an empty canvas under the hands of Michelangelo. No! Like a swimmer who's gone out to far… — Alecia Whitaker Empty canvas 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 Middle Schoolers Copy Share Image
“I play it cool. "Uh,yeah, I think so," I say, furioously kicking my feet in the air. "You?" "Yeah,it should be pretty… — Alecia Whitaker Right now Copy Share Image
“She is waiting for me when I step outside of school at the end of the day, her sturdy frame standing by… — Alecia Whitaker End of the day Copy Share Image
