{I stared at him shocked, as be stuck his jersey number on my cheek with rhinestones.
"But everyone-"
"Fuck them." He said, cutting me off. "All that matters is you princess."
He kissed my lips, for the thousandth time this year, yet it still took my breath away every time.}
Kalie Murphy, more often called Feather by classmates and teachers, is an Irish-American high school Junior who made it her mission to remain unseen and unheard. Just the bookworm who loved Crochet in the corner. The good Christian girl, a virgin and straight A student who is expected to become a physicist or doctor, when all she wants to do is write.
Until the school's up and coming Quarterback Thor Radcliff, A Cherokee teenager, wanders into the library one day, looking for a book to help him in his English Class.
Feather agrees to help Thor with English as long as he keeps quiet about their meetings, as her father would kill whatever boy tried to meet with his girl. But Thor and Feather draw closer, and Thor is in Love with , even if they can't be seen together by anyone who might leak the news.
Unfortunately this means even their friends, besides Gina, Feather's best friend, and Ollie, Thor's best friend.
But love can make you stupid, and Feather wants nothing more than to be with her boyfriend.
The day of the big game comes, and everyone is there. Thor wants everyone to know Feather is his girl. He intends to participate in the tradition of players kissing their girls during the big game and giving them their numbers, even if it means problems with her father.
... that changes everything
Sarah was starting her junior year of high school. Looking at herself in the mirror, she saw a pretty average blonde haired, blue eyed, teenager. She was neither in the popular group, nor one of the many cliched outsiders. Sarah was a nobody. She liked to blend in and lay low. It was her way out of not only this town, but her house. No one knew it, but her father was a high functioning alcoholic that often took his anger out on his family. With her older sister now in college, it had turned to her more often. Laying low in general was a good strategy.
Across town, Ryan was prepping for his final year in high school. While he wasn't the stereotypical quarterback of the football team, he did fit into the popular crowd. His sports of choice included basketball and soccer, either of which might line him up for a scholarship next year. Ryan had a group of close friends and a lot of adoring acquaintances. It wasn't easy juggling his athletics and keeping the grades up, but he was just that good. The supporting parents didn't hurt either.
It might be a cliché romance, but it will be fun to see what the year and beyond holds.
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This is a story I wrote years ago, or at least partially wrote. As I transcribe it here, I have tried to update it a bit and give the characters/story more depth than what I had when I was younger. Hopefully it all gets pulled together!