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Index
Cover
Publisher's Note
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Cara Sierra Sykes: Perfect?
Perfection
Mom Stands There Watching
I Guess In A Way
That Fear Isn’t Something
I Won’t Fly Today
The Stain
When People Ask
Kendra Melody Mathieson: Pretty
Pale Beauty
What He Doesn’t Get
My Mom Has Groomed Me
The Rhinoplasty
Patrick Won’t Pay For That
What’s Irritating
I Didn’t React Badly
And Just Maybe
Sean Terrence O’Connell: Buff
Drive
I Play Football, Too
All Pumped Up
My Face Flushes Hot
If He Says So
I Could Do That
Anger Pricks
Andre Marcus Kane III: Bomb
Don’t Get Me Wrong
Gramps’s Obese Bank Account
Dad Might Be Sympathetic
As For My Mom
Cara: Don’t Bother
New Running Shoes
But Today The Roads Are Icy
You Might Even Say
The Sean Who Stops
February Doesn’t Seem
No Answer
Bitterness
Kendra: Ghosts
Miss Teen Spirit Of The West
Beautiful Bodies
Still Two Hours West
Elko Is A Mining Town
Her Eyes Say The Words
I’ve Only Known
Sean: Everyone Else
Plotting
It Does Worry Me Some
So Far, In Fact
One of My Former High-Horsepower Rides
I’ve Talked To Her Parents
Because Cara’s Mom
We’ll Have To Work On That
Andre: A Problem
Today’s Game
School Behind Me
I Have To Make A Stop
I Choose A Seat
Her Skin
Jenna, However
She Is On My Mind
Cara: At Last
First Decent Day In Weeks
Midmorning
The Lift Starts Up Again
My Rescuer
This Part Of The Hill
It Isn’t Until
Her Laugh Is So Freaking Sexy
Kendra: Light
Dreams
I Don’t Feel Light Anymore
Jenna Goes To Shower
Her Son?
I Throw My Pillow
One Tomato
By The Time I Get There
Sean: Arms
Bulking Up
Case In Point
Showered And Dressed
My Hand
I Want To Make Her Happy
It Is Past Ten
I Wait For Her
Andre: To Be Kissed
Academically
Still, I Don’t Plan
He Says Okay
On My Way To Jenna’s
It’s A Little Before Five
Maybe Fate Does Exist
After Dinner
Cara: Not Uncertain
I’m Not Sure Who I Am
Maybe I’ll Find Out Tonight
Bundled Up
I Have To Admit
It Starts Out Great
Danger Scent Is Somehow Attractive
Kendra: It Wasn’t Me
An Ugly Rumor
Distracted
Too Icy
Picking My Way
That Seems More And More
I Don’t Know What It Is Exactly
By the Time
The Photog
Sean: We Need To Talk
Can’t Stop Thinking
Chad Is A Senior
I Could Call
But Today He’s Company-Free
Chad, Steroid Expert
I Leave Chad’s
Personally, I Think
A Little Fuzzy
Andre: So Hot
Wish I Could Say
In The Minus Column
It’s A Small Price
The Ultimate Rush
Jenna Knows
Her Smile Dissolves
Post Burgers And Fries
Cara: Am I More Afraid
Sunday Mornings
Down The Home Stretch
I Run Home
I Turn The Shower Hot
The Afternoon Is Looking Long
It’s A Twenty-Minute Drive
The River Is High
Her Hand Trembles In Mine
Kendra: How Far
I Don’t Know Why
I Was Only Going To Take
It Was An Implied Threat
I Popped The Last Percocet
Xavier
Xavier Will Be Here Any Minute
Not To Mention A Natural Flirt
Sean: My Hand
Used To Be
I’m Tired Of Saving Up
Great Day For Baseball
First Inning
Bottom Of The Eighth
Being The Hero
Andre: For Some Reason
I Can’t Believe
Before She Can Enlighten Me
We Are Halfway There
The Carson High Parking Lot
Her Admission
More Than Anything
The Grizzly Girls
Cara: Turned Around
I Have Become An Expert
I Hope He Doesn’t Ask More
I Half Expect Them
Fixed?
The Exchange
This Is The Opportunity
Kendra: Skin
Size Two Skin
Beyond Runway
My Heart Still Cries
Not That I Have
We Debate
I Wouldn’t Exactly
He Excuses Himself
Who the Hell
Sean: It’s Time
I Have Never Insisted
I Heard Her Wrong
There’s A Strange Buzzing
DNA Evidence
When I Let Go
She Emerges
Andre: What Good
Fight For Love?
I Really Have No Option
That Theory Is Confirmed
Part Of Me
This Is Insane
I Turn My Back
I Reach My Car
Cara: What Is Love All About?
Three Days
I Am Also Incredibly Angry
If He Really Loves Me
Maybe Even What?
So Now Or Never
I Think I Hear Him Sob
Enough Already
Kendra: Empty
Thank God For Jenna
Something Obvious
One Thing I Have To Respect
I’m Online
Closing In
The Hill Grows Steeper
To The West
Through The Fog
Sean: I’m Okay
Wounded
I Thought She Was Over It
At Least She Didn’t
On One Hand
And I Know I’m Out
I Hit The Locker Room
I Know All That
Andre: Not Exactly True
I Don’t Usually Think
I Have Heard
Just Like That
I Especially Like
So I Take The Direct Approach
I’m Not Sure If That Means
As I Say It
Cara: Private Dreams
Spring Break
I Haven’t Even Seen
Going With Dani
I Do My Best
I Have No Clue
I Expect Her to Let Go
She Proves It
I’m Not Much Of A Drinker
Kendra: Fake
Two Days
The Mirror Always Wins
In A Way
Regardless
He Is Not The Type
I Say Fine
Unbelievably
Sean: Back Turned
Fighting Depression
Her Call Surprised Me
I Get To The Theater
Does That Mean She’s Buying?
And Why Do I Care?
We Sit Watching
Point Taken
Andre: A Glimpse
Breakfast This Morning
It Wasn’t That Funny
She Isn’t, Of Course
The Girl Has No Shame
She Does Not Respond
Finally She Wiggles Free
Cara: Did I Expect
Transformation
Easter
I Sit With Mom And Dad
It Is Yielding
Afterward
They Don’t Have To Know
Not Sure, In Fact
Kendra: Disappointment
Reaching For The Sky
I Don’t Have To Wait Long
Unlike The Nurse
Shame And Anger
Save My Life?
Cheryl Escorts Me
Sean: Sick
Been Asking Around
I Guess I Don’t
I Don’t Want To Ski Alone
Rose Has Been Invaded
From Here
Even The Singles Line
I’m Sure It Isn’t Pretty
Andre: People Who Are In Love
When It Comes To Sex
This Afternoon, Though
Awesome Day
But She’s Not Quite Finished
Every Time
Me? On TV?
Is Dance My Heart?
Believing I Am
Cara: Fire
Falling In Love
But It Isn’t Dani
His Laugh Is Cruel
Her Cell Goes Straight
What Am I Afraid Of?
Dani Comes, Smiling
Kendra: Borderline
Food Is Not My Friend
I Really Don’t Get
Can’t Do That Right Now
Guess I Don’t Look
Apparently, This Audition
I’m Thinking About It Now
Sean: A Thin Strip
Caught In A Maelstrom
Cara Weaves
What Will The Girls Be Up To?
Windows Are Made To Look Through
I Love You
I Don’t Bother With Stealth
Andre: Even Now
Some Things You Can’t Fix
She’s Disintegrating
Biggest Mistake of All
I’m Also Wondering
So Today, I Will Tell Jenna
At Least She Remembered The Jazz
Cara: Dreams
My Big Book of Fairy Tales
Saturday Morning, Late April
Mom Goes To Get Her Coat
Not Much More To Say
The Loud Exchange
Kendra Got the Pic
Kendra: Out
Blown Away
Cara’s Reputation
Then Again, Neither Will I
Jenna, On The Other Hand
Mom Draws Farther
I Have No Clue What To Say
Fall To Pieces
Sean: Pieces
Growing Things
That Guy
I Hope The Guy Behind My Eyes
Think I’d Better Lift
Before I Can Answer
Being Eighteen
The Booking Process
Andre: If You Will
Birthdays
A Few Months
The Party
Obviously
Suddenly It Occurs To Me
Cara: One Gigantic Heave
Other People
Not Much Chance
The Day The Stars Aligned
It Was The “Normal”
He Made A Call
No Pressure There, Mom
Who Knows Who I’d Be
Kendra: I Didn’t Want To See
Are All Relationships
The Only Person
Ambushed
Her Hands Fall Away
Ha! Said It
The Skinny Girl Crumbles
People Are Starting To Gawk
The Hospital Is Five Minutes Away
Sean: Broken Bones
You Could Power The World
Especially If I Want
The Main Thing
As For The Big Mouth
Cara Knows
The Rumor Hits Full Force
Andre: Crazy
What Have You Done?
As If Hearing My Thoughts
I Sit Back Down
What I Didn’t Tell Her
She’s Sleeping Now
Cara: Paradise
Love Is Chocolate
The Phone Rings
But Conner Is Dead
Kendra: The Details
Irredeemable
I Got The News
The Wake Is This Evening
Sean: Never
Word Travels Fast
Not Going To Argue
I Watch Who Goes Up Front
Andre: Strangers
I Never Knew
One Of Those People
The Service Starts
Cara: Death
At The Red-Haired Girl’s Words
He Turns Back, Crying
Kendra: Chance
People Move Forward
Sean: Good-bye
I Didn’t Hang Out
Andre: Enough
Play It Safe?
The Wake
Cara: Love
The Funeral Mass
Author’s Note
Some Statistics
‘Rumble’ Excerpt
In the Narrow Pewter Space
Have Faith
Case in Point
Why, Then
As I Wind Up
A Tribute
I’m Not Quite
As Is Usual
The Defiance
Hi-Ho-the-Merry-O
The Weight of His Sigh
Which Would Be
Fucking Great
He Tries Another Tack
For a Counselor
It’s a Total Lie
Doesn’t Matter
Copyright
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