He was beyond gorgeous. But Eastlake High was full of pretty people who acted like total freaks. I blame the local water supply. Which was why I drank bottled water.

Maybe I won't look so bad when you're not standing next to me.

Forever used to feel like a curse. Now it feels like a promise.

Why do you hang out with him?" "We're teammates." Ahhh. And if blood was thicker than water, then football, evidently, would congeal in one's veins.

I don't want to wear your dad's clothes. He hates me." "You'd rather wear mine?" Nash scowled.

Because in most cases, I believe that people deserve a second chance. And because I couldn't have lived with myself if I'd stood by and let them both die souless, when I could have helped.

Dad, I can count the number of normal school days I've had this year on one hand.