“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
“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
“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 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
“And Seriously,I'm still small enough to totally destroy everyone at hide and seek. Lame? Or kind of awesome? You decide.” — Alecia Whitaker Hide and seek 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
“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 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'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 Sign language 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 Copy Share Image
“For one thing,I have school tomorrow. Two,my right leg is still in Sasquatch mode.” — Alecia Whitaker School 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 Years ago 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
“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
“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
“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
“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 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
“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 words 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
“And although I wish his heart were pure gold, I guess I've always known that it's more of the brass variety.” — Alecia Whitaker Copy Share Image
“The after-school routine is just another way to divide the popular from the less than.” — Alecia Whitaker Habits Copy Share Image
