Knowing Jude

es at Jennifer’s to see when she arrives when a

t the locker next to mine. Grinning. I b

e. “Here’s my peace offering

erk?” I ask, not bother

candy this early in the day, pull up in a s

holds onto it. He arches a b

t out of his hands and shov

s wearing severed blue jeans and a white v neck that shows beneath his black jacket, o

these things or somet

shr

k towards

meet in the evenings after I’m

second. “Wouldn’t that be at six?

have to do it h

d cross my arms on my ches

raws the lolly from his lips. He says it as if his house shouldn’t eve

always busy idolising Trey to bother me. I sigh inwardly. If everyone in my family actually knew how to keep their noses to

around with Jude. His name is Cole, he’s in my History and Religious Studies class. W

oks at him, gesturing towards

is,” Cole cuts him off, rais

ys, as if realising other people who have been in the sam

l, like his friend here, which means he is sort of towering over me. He is also as good looking. Birds of th

ou later?”

e say, “Dude, I’ve never seen you talk to her before?” Then I can’t catch the rest

wearing a tight short skirt that I have no idea how she manages to walk in, not mentioning the killer heels on h

ind explaining what you w

. “Not before you tell me what Jude Walker an

e. Which, I admit, isn’t something that has ever happened before today. But that is not the major issue here. I

waiting for

bow. “I don’t get the big deal, Ava. It’

ing she is rig

lip. After all, they were together for two and a half years. Yo

are times I sit down and think of her, and te

en says in a soft voice. “We

ing to hurt together with? I nod anyway, although

you and the two hottest guys

ready made your choice.” She playfully snorts at that and I lau

t she looks like a bride holding on to t

horrified. Some random kids look at us before movin

, uninvited. We drop our arms to keep from being bulldozed to the floor. I groan and loo

trap purse. A school bag would look horrendous with her outfit, so her b

urge to push his hair back. He has this long wavy black hair with a heavy

the bridge of his nos

old him to stop be

Jen supplies, seeming

iece just slide by,”

the door to our class and I power up, leaving the two behind. I think I’ve had enough h