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I look behind me and see Mary.
"Hi," I say. She doesn't respond.
She looks mean. Her trimmed eyebrows are arched in a high position.
She is wearing the most ridiculous outfit I've ever seen.
"Hello, Mary," I repeat.
"Hi," She says back to me.
She opens her locker and sprays herself with Vanilla Perfume.
I cough.
"Hey Mary, um, would you like to come over after school today?" I ask.
Mary shakes her head no. "I have a date with Cam."
I bite my lip. "Wow Mary, that's great! Why didn't you tell me?"
Mary shrugs and walks off, leaving me cold and alone.
I kick her locker in frustration and walk to the library.
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"Shhhhhhhhhh" Mrs. Wadesonn commands to 2 popular girls gossiping.
The boy I saw a few days ago is reading in the corner.
I walk up to him and lightly tap his shoulder.
I wave.
"Hello," he says. "Wait can you hear me?" I mouth.
He shakes his head no.
"Oh," I mouth. "Do you lip read?"
The boy nods.
"Hi my name is Stella," I mouth. "What's yours?"
"Alex," he says. His voice is soothing.
"That's nice," I mouth.
He smiles at me and opens his book up again.
"Mind if I read?" "No."
I study him. He has short black hair and blue eyes. He has a lightly tanned face and has long sweaters and jeans.
I really like Alex.
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"Well, someone had a good day!" Mary says to me at my locker.
"Yes I did! I met Alex at the library, and.."
"I meant me, stupid." Mary says, slamming her locker.
"Oh," I say, fighting back tears. Mary has never called me stupid before. I watched her wobble away on her heels and blow a kiss to Cam.
Cam waves and winks, then starts kissing Jessica.
I roll my eyes.
Sometimes I just don't get boys.
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RomanceHigh heels. Make up. Hair. It never ends does it? School isn't always lollipops and daisies for Stella. Even though she is an A+ Student, high school just isn't her thing. She's tired of the boy obsession, the fashion frenzies, the horrible makeo...
