“I turn around before any more parental flirting causes me to go blind.” — Alecia Whitaker Flirting Copy Share Image
“I stay quiet; I don't want anyone to get the wrong idea.I'm still mad.” — Alecia Whitaker Quiet Copy Share Image
“Lying there, looking up at the stars, I took a few major cuss words out for a test drive before I started… — Alecia Whitaker Cuss 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
“It's clearing up." "Yeah.But work's boring without you there to complain about it," he teases.” — Alecia Whitaker Clearing 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 Trapped Copy Share Image
“For one thing,I have school tomorrow. Two,my right leg is still in Sasquatch mode.” — Alecia Whitaker Sasquatch 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 Feeling 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
“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
“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'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
“And then- The lights are on.My first reaction is the lack of one. I'm too stunned. One second later, though, I hit… — Alecia Whitaker Stunned Copy Share Image
“I take a deep breath and put on my best smile. You could sell ice to Eskimos, my dad always says, and… — Alecia Whitaker Dad Says 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 Feel Heat 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 lean up on my elbows and see Luke and Bessie,who trump both the stick and me as Bandit races toward them,… — Alecia Whitaker Bandit 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
“That's cool," he says. "Yeah," I say, and we go into another marathon pause. "So..." he finally says. "Think you can start… — Alecia Whitaker Horoscope 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
“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
“Well, I don't know," he starts, looking down and then up again, anywhere but at me. "Like, for example, your new clothes,… — Alecia Whitaker Bad thing 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… — Alecia Whitaker Snake 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 Oh god 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 Good girl 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
“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 pound my fist into my palm, furrowing my brow.My dad chokes on his dessert. I am emboldened. "I want to wear… — Alecia Whitaker Prom 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
“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 Bravest 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 Hello 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 Destroy 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 Awkwardly 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 Aisle Copy Share Image
