Meet me - Vanessa Thomas - the definition of a nerd. Quiet, shy, a bookworm, I've got all the 'geeky' traits. And then there's Jake.
Jake James - the definition of perfect. Handsome with his chocolate hair and entrancing weapons known as his eyes. Not to mention popular and captain of the football team.
But sadly with a hot guy, there's a stalker - this stalker being Heidi. She stands at the top of the social hierarchy.
Heidi is the dictionary denotation of what you would call a 'Queen Bee'. A person who latches and grows from the attention of others.
The school 'Queen Bee' Heidi fawns over Jake, as if he's hers - yet she gains no attention. And for the essential growth that Heidi needs for optimum popularity, she'll do anything.
And I mean absolutely anything...
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"Vanessa. Hear me out right now. Please," he begs.
"I'm not interested." I go back to my book.
He grabs my arm, gaining my attention. "Just a second," he says.
"Tell Heidi. I'm sure she's interested," I sigh.
"Can you at LEAST LISTEN!" He yells, shocking me in my seat.
Belittled by his sudden outburst, I finally give in. "Fine. What is it?" I suspire.
He begins awkwardly scratching the back of his neck.
"Wow. You shouted at me to listen to you and then you can't even tell me." I pause to check if he's going to say anything. "Heidi is literally down there... just ta-"
"-I like YOU. Okay!" He interrupts, exhaling deeply. "Why can't you stop being in my mind honestly!" He says, running a hand through his hair.
"... erm. What did you say?" I hesitate slightly.
"I. Like. You." He clarifies, his gaze melting me.
He likes me?
Jake James - heir to the Montez industries likes me?
Me, Vanessa Thomas.
I blush furiously.
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Save me from a world of drama and a girl who wishes for my impending doom.
Cause that's the life of Vanessa Thomas. Me.
"Dear Mr. Pessimist, here are a few reasons to love yourself and the world."
When Sydney Hale gets a job at one of the biggest bakeries in her town, she expects a normal and calm atmosphere. Little does she know that she's in for the exact opposite when she meets the store owners son.
Bennett Banks hates everything. And when Sydney starts working at the shop, she becomes his next target. Little did he know that she was going to be leaving him sticky notes with reasons to love himself and the world every day when she left the bakery.
And when his parents go out of town, it's up to the two teens to try and get along so they can run the store and stop kids from breaking in again in the middle of the night.
A class A pessimist. A quirky girl with a great outlook on life. What could possibly go wrong?