homework.”
“That is so not true,” I tell him. “We always make out, and then I don’t have enough time to do anything.” I look at the condom. “And now . . .”
Dave looks at the condom. Then he leans toward me. “I really think we should,” he whispers.
“Why? Why is this so important to you?” I know guys are obsessed with sex, but this is ridiculous. Dave’s pushing it so much you’d think he’s desperate.
“Because you’re beautiful.” He kisses my neck. “And sexy.” He kisses my collarbone. “And I was hoping our first time could be together.” He kisses my shoulder.
“What?” What did he just say? Our first time? There’s no way he’s a virgin!
Dave stops kissing me. He’s like, “Oh, no, I meant . . . for you . . . it would mean a lot for...” But we both know what he meant.
Dave’s actually a virgin!
CHAPTER 20
a better plan
october 20, 1st period
Now that it’s getting colder and it’s so early in the morning, all the girls are wearing so many layers that you can hardly tell who’s who. But I still see Sara right away.
Coach bustles out ahead of us. He yells a lot through his bullhorn. We never really know who he’s talking to or what he’s saying. He noticed that I was lifting weights over the summer because the first thing he said in September was, "Tobey! Bulking up?”
As I pass through the gates to the track now, he says, “Tobey! Still lifting?”
“Yeah,” I tell him.
“Maybe you’ll change your mind about spring track.” Ever since freshman year when Coach got me to join track for a nanosecond, he hasn’t given up on the idea that I’m coming back. I’m tall and thin, and these are supposed to be good qualities for running.
“I don’t think so,” I tell him. “But thanks.”
“Well, think about it.”
“Sure,” I say, so he’ll leave me alone.
As we start running, Mike says,“Are you gonna do it?”
“Yeah,” I tell him.
Even though I thought of this plan a while ago, it needed some serious refining. I might even have to make more attempts before I get the results I want. We’ll see how it goes today.
We run. I look around for Sara. We have to do three laps but the girls only do one, so I usually only have one chance to pass her.
I see Sara running ahead of us with Maggie. I speed up to get to her.
“You the man!” Josh yells after me.
I’m running really fast, psyched by my plan. When I’m right behind Sara and Maggie, I slow down. I try to hear what they’re saying. These annoying loud girls are next to me. I turn to see who they are.
I couldn’t have planned it any better.
Normally, I try to avoid Cynthia. I never run with her or even let her get close to me. But now I need her.
“Oh, hi , Tobey!” Cynthia says loudly. Even though we’re over, she still acts all flirty whenever she sees me. She’s all, “Wow, you’re wearing shorts! Aren’t you cold?”
“No,” I say. I watch Sara’s back. I can’t tell if she’s listening.
“Have you been working out?” Cynthia says. She grabs my arm. “Your arms are definitely bigger than before!” Cynthia digs her nails into my bicep. She keeps running right next to me, smiling up at me, clenching my arm.
That’s when Sara turns around to look.
“Yeah,” I tell Cynthia. "You can tell?”
“Oh, definitely ! Do you work out every day?”
“Yeah,” I say.
“You can totally tell,” she says.
We get to the gate. The girls walk off the track, heading back inside.
“Bye,Tobey!” Cynthia calls over her shoulder.
I wave back and keep running.
Sara doesn’t look back at all. She just keeps walking.
I let Mike and Josh catch up to me.
“Dude!” Josh says. “So what happened?”
“I don’t know.”
“Did it work or not?” Mike says.
“I think so,” I say. But instead of feeling all excited about it, I feel kind of guilty. "But it didn’t work out like I thought it would.”
“Did she see you?” Mike says.
“I saw you!” Josh says.
“That is so not true,” I tell him. “We always make out, and then I don’t have enough time to do anything.” I look at the condom. “And now . . .”
Dave looks at the condom. Then he leans toward me. “I really think we should,” he whispers.
“Why? Why is this so important to you?” I know guys are obsessed with sex, but this is ridiculous. Dave’s pushing it so much you’d think he’s desperate.
“Because you’re beautiful.” He kisses my neck. “And sexy.” He kisses my collarbone. “And I was hoping our first time could be together.” He kisses my shoulder.
“What?” What did he just say? Our first time? There’s no way he’s a virgin!
Dave stops kissing me. He’s like, “Oh, no, I meant . . . for you . . . it would mean a lot for...” But we both know what he meant.
Dave’s actually a virgin!
CHAPTER 20
a better plan
october 20, 1st period
Now that it’s getting colder and it’s so early in the morning, all the girls are wearing so many layers that you can hardly tell who’s who. But I still see Sara right away.
Coach bustles out ahead of us. He yells a lot through his bullhorn. We never really know who he’s talking to or what he’s saying. He noticed that I was lifting weights over the summer because the first thing he said in September was, "Tobey! Bulking up?”
As I pass through the gates to the track now, he says, “Tobey! Still lifting?”
“Yeah,” I tell him.
“Maybe you’ll change your mind about spring track.” Ever since freshman year when Coach got me to join track for a nanosecond, he hasn’t given up on the idea that I’m coming back. I’m tall and thin, and these are supposed to be good qualities for running.
“I don’t think so,” I tell him. “But thanks.”
“Well, think about it.”
“Sure,” I say, so he’ll leave me alone.
As we start running, Mike says,“Are you gonna do it?”
“Yeah,” I tell him.
Even though I thought of this plan a while ago, it needed some serious refining. I might even have to make more attempts before I get the results I want. We’ll see how it goes today.
We run. I look around for Sara. We have to do three laps but the girls only do one, so I usually only have one chance to pass her.
I see Sara running ahead of us with Maggie. I speed up to get to her.
“You the man!” Josh yells after me.
I’m running really fast, psyched by my plan. When I’m right behind Sara and Maggie, I slow down. I try to hear what they’re saying. These annoying loud girls are next to me. I turn to see who they are.
I couldn’t have planned it any better.
Normally, I try to avoid Cynthia. I never run with her or even let her get close to me. But now I need her.
“Oh, hi , Tobey!” Cynthia says loudly. Even though we’re over, she still acts all flirty whenever she sees me. She’s all, “Wow, you’re wearing shorts! Aren’t you cold?”
“No,” I say. I watch Sara’s back. I can’t tell if she’s listening.
“Have you been working out?” Cynthia says. She grabs my arm. “Your arms are definitely bigger than before!” Cynthia digs her nails into my bicep. She keeps running right next to me, smiling up at me, clenching my arm.
That’s when Sara turns around to look.
“Yeah,” I tell Cynthia. "You can tell?”
“Oh, definitely ! Do you work out every day?”
“Yeah,” I say.
“You can totally tell,” she says.
We get to the gate. The girls walk off the track, heading back inside.
“Bye,Tobey!” Cynthia calls over her shoulder.
I wave back and keep running.
Sara doesn’t look back at all. She just keeps walking.
I let Mike and Josh catch up to me.
“Dude!” Josh says. “So what happened?”
“I don’t know.”
“Did it work or not?” Mike says.
“I think so,” I say. But instead of feeling all excited about it, I feel kind of guilty. "But it didn’t work out like I thought it would.”
“Did she see you?” Mike says.
“I saw you!” Josh says.
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