It is now the day before Christmas break. The last two months have been me stuck between what I have to do and what I want to do. I have to be with the stiff Edwin that sometimes surprises me by being fun. I want to be with Chris. Chris and I haven’t talked about what happened that one day where we almost kissed, nor did we get that close again.

The school is busing with happiness. There are cheers in the hallway and everyone feels it.

“Hey,â€? I say to Chris as I come up to him in our first hour.

“Hey you,â€? He says with a smile.

I feel daggers in the back of my head and turn around. Claire is glaring at me at the back of class. Chris stopped seeing Claire after I started hanging out with him again. She’s been glaring at me ever since.

“We should hang out over Christmas break,â€? He says,

“Ya, we should,â€? I agree.

Class starts and soon the class day is over. I slip on my jacket and Chris walks up.