Absolutely wonderful. You definitely pinpointed a lot of emotions we get through that awkward period in adolescence. Favorite bit:
But another, louder voice cut in, insisting that he wasn't out to play her, that he'd been defending her for weeks to arses who talked shite about her, that he was different, that she felt sort of...special...around him, or at least that's how it seemed like she was feeling, and that she ought to take a chance on something for once in her life instead of letting everything good pass her by.
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Date: 2005-06-23 08:42 pm (UTC)But another, louder voice cut in, insisting that he wasn't out to play her, that he'd been defending her for weeks to arses who talked shite about her, that he was different, that she felt sort of...special...around him, or at least that's how it seemed like she was feeling, and that she ought to take a chance on something for once in her life instead of letting everything good pass her by.
PERFECT. :)