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Whatshisface

“That’s him!” Becky exclaimed, making sure he wouldn’t overhear. “The one in the red T-shirt and jeans!”
“No way!” Christina rasped, shoving a french fry into her mouth. “He’s sooooooooooooo cute! Is anyone going out with him?”
Becky gave her this are-you-kidding-me look as she simply replied, “Christina, he just moved here three weeks ago. I don’t think anyone could really get together with someone within three weeks of knowing them.”
“Well, ya never know.”
“I don’t think so,” Becky debated, shaking her head as she reached for her Snapple can, “because then the relationship wouldn’t really work out then, would it? Besides, he seems a little…different.”
Christina thought for a moment, then said, “Seriously, Becky, ya know that all of the guys here in Moren High are either real dumps or are already taken. What makes you think he’s different?”
A long pause followed, turning into an awkward silence between the two. Becky stared at the boy, feeling something she’d never felt before…

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