Chapter One
"Phil!" Keely called, running up to Phil in the school hallway. "I have the perfect idea for Valentine's Day at our school!" Keely was on the Holiday Committee, and it was her job to create an idea for Valentine's Day this year.
"Ok, let's hear it," Phil smiled.
"Ok. We can write down the name of every kid at our school, and everyone will pick a name. Like a secret admirer thing! And then they'd leave notes or buy little things to give to that person!"
Phil nodded. "Sounds reasonable. Do you think that everyone would participate?"
Keely shrugged. "Why wouldn't they? Valentine's Day is the best day of the year! Oh! On Valentine's Day we could then have a school dance, and everyone could meet their secret admirers!"
Phil shut his locker and started walking with Keely. "I like the idea. I'm in."
"Good," Keely smiled.
It was the next day, and Keely had spent all night writing every student's name down for the secret admirer thing. She was going around the school, having each person pick a name.
"Hey Keely!" Phil said.
"Hi Phil," Keely smiled.
"How's it going?"
"I think pretty good," Keely extended the name bucket to Phil. "Pick a name!"
Phil was hoping to get Keely's name, but with more than 1,000 kids at their school, it was highly unlikely that he'd pick her name.
He scrambled all the names with his hand, and picked one. He looked at it, quite satisfied.
"Who'd you get?" Keely asked.
"None of your business!" Phil teased.
"Please tell me!" Keely wailed.
"Not gonna happen!" Phil said.
"Be that way!" Keely said.
"Who did you pick?" Phil asked.
"Like I'd tell you!" Keely kidded, as she ran down the hallway, looking for more kids to pick names.
Phil glanced at his slip of paper once again. Keely Teslow, it read. He folded it and slipped it into his pocket. Phil smiled. He had gotten the girl of his dreams.