ve, by summer's

teous flower whe

akes

rstuffed bag in the other. She kept wiping away the tears just to get through the a

g to look as bored as everyone else, Alona hoped that even if her roommate were around, she would be fooled long enough to prevent her from starting any more rumors. Unfortunately, Alona decided this just after her roommate spotted her across the vestibule, noted the tears and false-face anxiety, and immediately deduced out loud to several of her

the driver's. Then she let go and sobbed and sobbed, hoping that if she got a "C" in Freshman Comp that it wouldn't turn out to be the excuse her parents

w, that her water-proof mascara had run, so she opened th

Kurt's handwriting. She hadn't seen him in weeks, not since he began playing regularly in the band. She couldn't help pict

me?" he asked, staring

ood-looking loser. Sure, he could play the guitar and write songs, but she wouldn't be abl

n the weeks that had passed, her memory of that lonely quality of his, the one that

d and opene

read, unn

but you're still cool, O.K.? I mean, even if you dont let me go all the way

I'll grow on them. I'll write them a song that they'

youre cool and all and I want to get back togeth

en in those weird boxes Osco orders that end up in Denny's car! Something big is going to happen and I

dds up! I'll let you know as soon as I can find out what's in them! Then I'll see if Tom if can g

n't have to but I shure would like to talk to you

e,

back with me, can you

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