........"There! Now let me lo-" he stopped. And when I turned to look at him he stared at me with eyes as wide as watermelons. He saw it I thought. He saw it. I felt my eyes water. Why did I take of the jacket! Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! How could I forget! How!? "I- I- I can explai-" I started but he grabbed my arm and we were flying out of the restaurant before I could even take a breath. ----------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- Casey was a normal 16-year-old girl with many passions, but once a mysterious boy at school and a strange man start paying extra attention to her, she doesn't feel as safe as she once was. When she starts seeing haunting visions of death whenever she looks into either man's eyes, she's sure that this isn't going to end well. Before Casey can figure out why this is all happening, she has to cope with losing everything she loves most.

*WARNING: Written in 2008, some content may be offensive* Stasee is your typical shy, quiet teenage girl until the night her brother's best friend Damen Hurtz decides to finally acknowledge her existence. In a desperate attempt to gain his acceptance she allows him to take the one thing every girl values most...her virginity. After that night, Damen constantly begins accepting her while they're alone and then rejecting her in front of his peers. Stasee's frustration and confusion continues to grow, as do her feeling toward the man who continues to break her heart. He claims that he cares for her, but will his need for his peer's acceptance prevent him from ever treating Stasee the way he should? And if he finally realizes the stupidity of popularity over love, will Stasee still be waiting for him?