“Wish we were like that” I thought to myself. Being able to claim my love in public. Able to shout to the world how in love I was with my best fri...nd and him yelling it back. It would be nice being able to hold hand while walking down the hall, Or being able to kiss him goodbye when we go our separate ways for class. I found myself blushing thinking about leaving cute little notes in his locker for him to read through his day. Suddenly, I felt a bit of sadness washed over me realizing our. She put on some make up, andbrushed her deciding to leave it down for tonight. Shethen put on her new outfit on and decided to just wearflip-flops for shoes. After looking in the mirror andmaking some last minute changes she went down stairsand told her mom that she was ready to go to the mall. Once Amy got to the mall she told her mom “bye” andwatched her drive off. Amy was nervous as she walked towhere she and Nick were supposed to meet. Going outwith a Senior was a big deal for. Her next class, English, that almost drove her nuts.Mr. Anders was a popular teacher. He had a way of describing the information, reading from the texts that made them come alive. He always made these horrible puns, and reveled in the groans they would elicit, but it made his students a lot more relaxed.Tanya had only just started taking notes when she was hit with a flash of desire ... from Mr. Anders! He had come in, his usual mug of coffee in hand, probably topping it off from the teacher’s. I removed the bar from the door and led him upstairs to the terrace to join Anna and Yolanda after their talk.Somewhere in all the activity on that first day, Anna and I had time to talk about what she was taking on the trip to Santa Fe. The conversation started when she said she was looking forward to seeing where the gold was coming from and working the gold field with me. That reminded me that we were going to be using pack mules on this trip instead of a wagon.“Anna, you remember that I.