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mysterious papers. There was nothing out of the ordinary, but Devin's damn paper remained where I had left it. So much for my wish for normality.
    When I was ready to go, I nearly bumped into my sister in front of the door of my room. Judging by the white wool cap covering her brown curls, warm black leather jacket and black boots, she was going to school again and didn't show any signs of the flu. What I wouldn't give to have my sister's talent to fake anything she wanted!
    "Wow, isn't this a miraculous recovery?" I said bitterly. She just rolled her eyes and walked past me, mumbling something under her breath about having an annoying sister. I followed her down the stairs, wondering how she always managed to make mom believe her every word. She went to the kitchen, probably to grab something to eat before the bus came. I could never eat so early in the morning, so I went outside into the freezing air and nearly slipped on a thin layer of ice on our driveway. Stupid winter.
    A soft humming sound drew my attention, and I ended up walking towards the street. My breath caught in my chest when I recognized the Honda Civic that was parked on the curb. What was Amadeo doing here? I casually walked over to the car, my hands sweating in my pockets despite the cold. Amadeo opened the door and gracefully got out of the car, flashing me a smile.
    "Hey, Ariel," he said, walking towards me, his black boots crunching on the snow. He ran a hand through his tousled dark brown hair, making my pulse speed up. Why did he have to be so damn hot?
    "Hey," I finally found my voice, which was a bit shaky. "What are you doing here?"
    "I'm going to drive you to school." He came to a stop only inches away from me. I tried really hard not to get lost in his gorgeous brown eyes and stare like an idiot. He smelled of summer and salt and the ocean...
    "Did Ita send you?" I asked, concentrating on his full lips instead of on his distracting eyes. Only that was probably even a bigger mistake, because my mind started wondering how kissing him would feel.
    "Yes, she did." He seemed to be embarrassed about it.
    "Oh," I said, "you don't have to..."
    "But I want to." His hand ended up on my shoulder, his touch sending warmth all over my body. I was going to have a serious talk with my best friend because I didn't like the way she was trying to set me up with her brother.
    "Umm, thanks," I said, and his long fingers curled around the strap of my backpack, pulling it off my shoulder. I let him take it, instantly feeling relieved when its heavy weight left me. Sometimes I wondered if my books magically turned into stone when I put my backpack onto my back.
    "Is your sister coming?" he suddenly said. "I'd love to meet her."
    "Christina will be here soon," I said, shocked that he actually knew I had a sister. And he wanted to meet her. Oh. Maybe he had seen her somewhere and thought she was pretty. Who wouldn't? She seemed to have this charming personality, almost like she radiated cheerful and friendly feelings all the time, except when something wasn't like she wanted it to be. Then she would just get grumpy.
    "Good." He carried my backpack to the car, motioning for me to come with him. Exactly at that moment my sister walked onto the street, looking great despite all the layers of clothes on her. Amadeo stopped and turned his head to look at her, his mouth slightly open. Then his eyes turned violet. I gasped, my head suddenly spinning.
    "What's going on, Ariel?" I heard Christina's suspicious voice. She stopped where she was, away from me and Amadeo, and I willed myself to look away from Amadeo's violet eyes and turn to her. But when I did, I thought I was going to faint because her eyes were violet too. I blinked, and her eyes were green again.
    "Hi, Christina," Amadeo said. "I'll be driving you and your sister to school. I'm Amadeo, brother of your sister's best friend."
    "Oh, great!" Her face lit up, but she didn't seem as fascinated by Amadeo as I was.
    "Ariel,