Chapter 3 

     I got really sick and had to stay away from school. Shit I missed English with Shane. I mean not with Shane because she doesn’t even sit anywhere near me. But still her presence is nice. I hope that Cherie is not fucking with her mind and her. Whatever! why do I care so much. I have friends and I have my fun. 

         I got bored from staying in room. I got a text from Clive. Numerous texts from Alice. A get well text from Dana and several others, and the last text was from Mark. It says: ‘Dude u got paired w/ Shane for the this semester’s project. SUCKS!  -M’  

 If anything in the world, That does not suck. But I obviously don’t tell that to Mark. Because he’s in the same football team with Clive, they’re buddies even though Mark is the complete opposite of him. he’s smart and artistic, he’s really into photography but he can’t really make time after football practices and his homeworks. And I don’t wanna blow up my cover with Clive! 

 Wow! I can’t believe that I got paired with Shane. She doesn’t talk that much. Except for few words with Cherie and if the teachers make her answer. She always sits in the bleachers looking at the basketball players with longing eyes. I don’t know why she never tries out for the team. She never works in any group project. She lives in her own world. She’s known at Cherie’s Dog because she always stays after with Cherie for meetings even though she is not participating in those clubs. They go to clubs (I mean real ones where you get drunk and stuff). Sometimes I catch her sitting in the floor in the hallways her head between her folded knees, wearing some crap shirt and crappier jeans. She always carries this torn bag filled with her books and Cherie’s homework. Rumors go that Shane’s a player, but she’s doesn’t even talk. But I kinda get how that works out, she has this thing about her. 

    From what I see in math, Shane basically does all Cherie’s homework and helps her in math, even during the test Cherie wants help. Its kinda sickening. She sometimes cracks some jokes. And she laughs. God, I love when she laughs. The sound of it. It gives me butterflies. I don’t even know why I feel this way. She probably doesn’t even notice me. 

 Atleast I am happy to be paired up with Shane for this whole semester.