"The most popular girl in school asks the shy nobody to be her study buddy."
I was never going to have a threesome with Morgan and Taylor. That much had become clear. In fact, the more the three of us hung out and sexuality was inevitably introduced, the more sure I was that I wanted...
"The most popular girl in school asks the shy nobody to be her study buddy."
It was a miracle that the memories of that second date didn’t make me fail all of my finals. School should have been the first thing on my mind, but it came at a distant second place, after Morgan, and...
"The most popular girl in school asks the shy nobody to be her study buddy."
It was hard to read Morgan. I know there was this whole stereotype that ‘when a woman tells you she’s not upset and it was not that big a deal, she’s very upset and it was the biggest deal’ –...
"The most popular girl in school asks the shy nobody to be her study buddy."
It took me a few minutes after Morgan rushed out to even think of doing something other than sitting there. Eventually, I had stood up, wondering if I should search for them like Morgan was doing for Taylor. And yet,...
"Rachel was nervous enough going into the job interview, and then she met the secretary."
The ad seemed simple enough. “Help wanted. Full-time work in a professional atmosphere. Duties include but are not limited to…” All that corporate jazz. I wasn’t in love with the work-life, but my mom sure wanted me out of the...
"The most popular girl in school asks the shy nobody to be her study buddy."
I thought I made a lot of progress when it comes to being able to talk to people and talking with confidence and speaking in full sentences. There was no bigger reality check for me than having to ask Taylor’s...
"The most popular girl in school asks the shy nobody to be her study buddy."
Whatever it was that Milo had to tell me, he clearly felt as awkward as I did discussing it in the middle of a hallway, even though the halls were mostly empty by this point. Class was about to start,...
"Everyone likes to believe they're the protagonist of their own story."
Her name was Ophelia, so of course, she was doomed to become arrogant and obnoxious from the start. To be honest, I should have seen a lot of the signs from the beginning. Like with most people that I found interesting,...
"The most popular girl in school asks the shy nobody to be her study buddy."
It definitely wasn’t just wishful thinking, nor a coincidence – Taylor and I were seeing each other more and more. We went from seeing each other once a week and maybe doing something sexually at the end of the study...
"The most popular girl in school asks the shy nobody to be her study buddy."
Mother could hold a grudge.“What are you gonna tell Taylor?” Kevin asked as we walked together towards the front doors of the school. “You’re gonna need to think of a good way to put it. Saying, ‘Hey Taylor, sorry, can’t...