“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
“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
“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 Lost Feeling 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
“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
“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 Feel 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 Stop Signs 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 Kill me now 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 Tumbling 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 Seat Belt Copy Share Image
“Now it's just that dishwater blond," my mom continued as she snaps the last roller into place. I get up and kiss… — Alecia Whitaker Looking in the mirror 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
“Like,I didn't realize that the sportswriter is actually Mayor Green's son.That makes him the biggest celebrity I've ever met,which I do recognize… — Alecia Whitaker Fame Copy Share Image
“I wait for my dad to walk away before pulling back the covers and getting out of bed. Not exactly a Hallmark… — Alecia Whitaker Dad Copy Share Image
“The hour and a half that we've spent in the gym has flown by; I guess self-discovery is a fast-paced affair.” — Alecia Whitaker Exercise 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
“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
“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 turn to go, not wanting to be late, and almost run into a tray full of mystery meat. "Where you going?"… — Alecia Whitaker Going Copy Share Image
“That's stupid," Luke says sharply, totally out of character, and shoots Laura a look that makes her flush red. "First of all,… — Alecia Whitaker Stupid Copy Share Image
“Once Mamaw's eased her body onto the seat, pinning me in so tightly that a seat belt would just be redundant, we… — Alecia Whitaker Open road Copy Share Image
“I see a human form coming toward me, arms outstretched. Assuming that form to be naked, I duck and back up so… — Alecia Whitaker Human life Copy Share Image
