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cravings. I hope her baby is as big as she’s going to be now that she’s eating for two all day long.
    â€œIt’s a play, not a movie,” Seth says, crossing his lanky arms across his chest and rolling his eyes behind his Versace shades. He gets pissed when people don’t take his theater seriously. Matt is more nonchalant about it, but the two of them take care of the sets, so they are more particular about what goes on inside the drama studio than any of the other students in the drama class or club.
    â€œBut people have been known to sneak in food, and there will be refreshments for sale during the intermission.” Matt looks bored by the conversation and starts to lead the way into the main hall where our lockers are.
    I feel for the freshmen and sophomore students having their lockers outside, especially when it rains. I’m glad to be a junior, even though we’re only going into the third month of school, and the year has already been filled with drama.
    â€œBet. We’ll hit up the liquor store before we roll through, but we’ll be there for sure,” Mickey says, allowing Nigel to wrap her up tightly in his arms and walk her toward her locker.
    Nellie, obviously annoyed by their affectionate behavior, walks off to her locker, which is only three doors down from Mickey’s, leaving Chance to run after her, as usual.
    I can’t understand why Chance allows Nellie to use him like she does. I guess having some attention from Nellie is better than receiving none at all. And I know Nellie hates on Mickey for her magnificent pimping, but Nellie ain’t too far behind in her game. The major difference between my girls is that Nellie’s jealousy is going to get the best of her if she’s not careful.
    â€œI’ll catch up with y’all later,” Chance says, leaving me and Jeremy alone.
    Damn, this is more than a bit uncomfortable, especially after our kiss on Sunday. Sensing my uneasiness, Jeremy breaks the ice. I didn’t get a chance to call him back yesterday, but I am wearing the puka-shell necklace under my pink hoodie, as well as my gold bangle he gave me a while back. I know he can feel me feeling him.
    â€œSo what’s up with you? I looked for you at the bus stop, but I guess I was too slow this morning, huh?”
    Jeremy’s smile warms me up, even if I do still need to purchase a proper winter coat. I do this every year, hoping the cold won’t come, but that never seems to work, and in the meantime I’m left with frostbite. I play with the puka shells around my neck, unsure of what to say next. I purposely took the long way around campus this morning to avoid running into Jeremy. His kiss has caused enough questions in my head. I don’t need more interaction with him to further cloud my view.
    â€œNothing much. Just recouping from the long weekend. And you?”
    I watch the other students walking by and some of them are looking at us and talking among themselves. I guess Jeremy and I will always be a hot topic to outsiders. I wonder if the same people that bet on us breaking up also placed bets on us getting back together?
    â€œOh, I just slept away the rest of the night, hoping my phone would ring.” He closes my locker door and takes my books for me as he shoots me a devious smile. He continues to walk me to the end of the hall before passing my books back to me and looking me in the eyes. “I’m not going anywhere, Jayd. Just know that,” he says, bending down to give me a kiss on the cheek before walking off toward his first period, as the rest of the students in the crowded hall buzz around us. I wish I could honestly say the same thing.
    â€œI know,” I say softly, while holding my pecked cheek and exiting the main hall out of the main entrance leading outside.
    I love how most of our classrooms are located in the various corridors outside of the main building, except when it rains.
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