Bittersweet

A story about a trashy girl from a trashy neighborhood with a smart head attending a school for other intelligent people and being the talk of the school whilst doing so.

Valerie Atkins was 17-years-old and in her last year of high school when Todd Watson entered her life.

Todd was a smart man, a proper man, a working man. And Val was just a girl, making her way, getting by with what she had. Todd was clean, and smart, and Val was lucky if there was hot water before school.

Todd was the best and the worst thing to happen to Valerie and to Northbrooke High School. It was all so Bittersweet.

"I'm Todd, but that's Mr. Watson to you, Ms. Atkins."