Part 3
Taylor sighed heavily. In his opinion, life in a small town sucked. Nothing ever happened, and no one knew hardly ever came. It was only the second day of his senior year. ~One more year~ he thought. ~Then I'm out of here.~
"Oh lighten up!" Nerissa Harman commanded. "You were more fun last year."
Taylor smiled faintly. Last year had come and gone. He'd changed, he supposed.
"What's the matter with you, anyway?" Morpheus Redfern demanded. "God, you really are depressing."
Redfern...that made him remember something - that new girl he'd run into last night. His eyes scanned the students for a glimpse of that gorgeous face. He couldn't see her yet, and was almost disappointed.
"Who are you looking for?" Nerissa asked, violet eyes narrowed, slipping her arms around his waist from behind.
"If you're through with Nessa can I have her?" Morpheus asked with a smirk.
Taylor rolled his eyes. "Get a life. I ran into someone new last night. She said she'd be starting today."
"New girl?" Nerissa didn't sound too pleased about that.
Taylor's eyes rolled a second time. "Lighten up!" he mimicked. Nerissa had a habit of being possessive about him. She didn't like him being nice to other girls.
He didn't see why she worried so much. Nerissa was gorgeous, with her fine shimmering silvery-blonde hair, flawless skin, stunning violet eyes.
But maybe someone new coming would provide the distraction he needed. There had to be more to life than this.
The bell rang, signalling the start of the day. "Catch you guys at lunch," Morpheus said, heading off into the crowd.
Nerissa made a big show of kissing him passionately before sauntering off. He didn't really object, but would have liked her not to make such a big deal out of nothing.
He hoped the new girl - Viola - would bring some excitement into his dull life. A shiver went through him as he headed for homeroom.
Something inside him was telling he might be getting more than he bargained for.
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Taylor sighed heavily. In his opinion, life in a small town sucked. Nothing ever happened, and no one knew hardly ever came. It was only the second day of his senior year. ~One more year~ he thought. ~Then I'm out of here.~
"Oh lighten up!" Nerissa Harman commanded. "You were more fun last year."
Taylor smiled faintly. Last year had come and gone. He'd changed, he supposed.
"What's the matter with you, anyway?" Morpheus Redfern demanded. "God, you really are depressing."
Redfern...that made him remember something - that new girl he'd run into last night. His eyes scanned the students for a glimpse of that gorgeous face. He couldn't see her yet, and was almost disappointed.
"Who are you looking for?" Nerissa asked, violet eyes narrowed, slipping her arms around his waist from behind.
"If you're through with Nessa can I have her?" Morpheus asked with a smirk.
Taylor rolled his eyes. "Get a life. I ran into someone new last night. She said she'd be starting today."
"New girl?" Nerissa didn't sound too pleased about that.
Taylor's eyes rolled a second time. "Lighten up!" he mimicked. Nerissa had a habit of being possessive about him. She didn't like him being nice to other girls.
He didn't see why she worried so much. Nerissa was gorgeous, with her fine shimmering silvery-blonde hair, flawless skin, stunning violet eyes.
But maybe someone new coming would provide the distraction he needed. There had to be more to life than this.
The bell rang, signalling the start of the day. "Catch you guys at lunch," Morpheus said, heading off into the crowd.
Nerissa made a big show of kissing him passionately before sauntering off. He didn't really object, but would have liked her not to make such a big deal out of nothing.
He hoped the new girl - Viola - would bring some excitement into his dull life. A shiver went through him as he headed for homeroom.
Something inside him was telling he might be getting more than he bargained for.
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