Tom kept thumbingthrough the catalog, also finding some pages with cute dresses andskirts. He noticed that his heart was beating a little faster. By...thistime, George had noticed his friend's fascination with the catalog, andasked him why he was perusing it so intently.George replied that he had never seen such cute things before. Tomlaughed, and said, "They are cute girls, aren't they?" George said, "Oh yeah, that's right, the girls are cute. And thoseoutfits are really something." I know. A single swing of my fist smashes the mirror hanging on the wall and shreds the backs of my knuckles with glass. I’m pacing in circles, dripping blood from my clenched fist and fuming. His laugh seems to last an age, mocking me, and I only want to replace the mirror with his despicable smirk. “Darren, do you think she doesn’t know? She heard every word I said just now. She’s right here with me, aren’t you, Lara?” A pause precedes Mr. Fairbanks’ quiet tut. “She’s shy. Don’t be shy, Lara. Say. Thebiology teacher improvised a lecture about female and male physiologyand the subject was clearly my last day?s demonstration, I was suddenlya star! Fact was that I had been the first girl in my class to have aperiod and I became a sort of celebrity in the whole school. From asimple nerd, I was "promoted" to specialist in a tabu theme called sex(what I was, by the matter of fact, but nobody knew that, of course). Ifelt proud, of course.Following this happening I noticed for the first time. He had an ethereal quality to him, as many of my friends had said. “Do you remember when you wanted to get a tattoo here?” I asked, touching his neck. Liam put down his phone and laughed as I continued stroking his skin.“Yeah, I asked mum if she'd let me get a snake there. Thank god she said no.” “Oh my god, you're such a loser.” “I would've pulled it off and you know it” “I dunno, maybe a ladybug or something,” I teased. “That's it!” He lunged for me. I pounced on top of her, grabbing both.