The next day, Jason searched around the halls after school for Nicole. There was a surprising number of
kids lingering and loitering; you'd think that because of all the complaining they do about school
during class that they'd leave as soon as they had a chance, but they stayed to talk none the less. Most
figured that they would catch the late bus home, but Jason had found out that Nicole stayed after
school for drama club, so he kept on walking. He had been in all the 1st floor classes and offices,
up the stairs, in the yard, in the gym, all the way up to the 2nd floor , down the stairs again,
back on the first floor, and then all the way back to the 2nd floor. He ran up the stairs,
and when he reached the top, he almost collapsed. He waited a moment to catch his
breath, and then he opened the door, smacking himself in the head. He looked around, making sure
no one has seen, and when the coast was clear, he turned the corner. And that was when he saw
her. She had just walked out of the drama room,*the drama room! Duh, that's the first place I
should have looked! AARGH!!!* he thought. Her blonde hair swayed as she walked; she was so beautiful.
He realized that he had never looked at her, I mean REALLY looked at her before. 'Wow,' he thought.
"She's-------" he stopped himself. He had a girlfriend already. Oh yeah. A feeling of slight regret
came over him, but he slapped himself. No, he wouldn't even let himself think of any girl besides
Lisa. No way. It was sort of a shame though.
Nicole smiled and again felt a strange feeling.It was like a punch in the stomach, but he
sort of liked it. He went to walk toward her, but suddenly he just froze.
'What's the matter with me? She's just a girl... no one special. And she's not Lisa. So get over
it. Come on, get going. What Would Steven Do?' He looked at his wrist. At the first meeting they
had ever had, Steven had made them bracelets that read 'What Would Steven Do?' to remind mind
them of their "commitment to the paper", as he had said. They thought he was joking--- they were
wrong. 'Weird...' Jason thought, and then snapped himself back into reality.
He finally started to approach the spot where Nicole and her friends stood talking to each
other. He went over what he planned to do-- he had practiced it many times this morning in front of
the mirror. He would wait until she had her books in her hands, and as she turned, he would
"accidently" walk into her. He'd put his sorriest face on, and then as he helped her with the
books, he'd put on the signiture smile that could get him any the girl he could ever wanted,
and then some. It was a little known fact, but the same seemingly shy boy with the clear
light-brown eyes and the innocent smile had another side to him. He could become the sort of
ladies-man, man's-man, man around town player type that you always see in the movies in nothing
flat. He was sort of a Catcher Block type character from the movie "Down with Love." No wonder that was who he
was rooting for in the battle of the sexes movie(His sister had made him watch it, it wasn't
his fault). He even bared a remarkable resemblance to Ewan McGregor.
One flash of that irresistable smile and any girl in a 3 mile radius would go weak in the
knees. That was how he got himself his current girl, Lisa Jones. She was a classic beauty, with
blonde hair, blue eyes; she kind of reminded him of Marilan Monroe.
Jason approached Nicole.'11 feet and closing,' he thought to himself. He counted down.
"10...8...6...4...3...1..." and............ BOOM.
kids lingering and loitering; you'd think that because of all the complaining they do about school
during class that they'd leave as soon as they had a chance, but they stayed to talk none the less. Most
figured that they would catch the late bus home, but Jason had found out that Nicole stayed after
school for drama club, so he kept on walking. He had been in all the 1st floor classes and offices,
up the stairs, in the yard, in the gym, all the way up to the 2nd floor , down the stairs again,
back on the first floor, and then all the way back to the 2nd floor. He ran up the stairs,
and when he reached the top, he almost collapsed. He waited a moment to catch his
breath, and then he opened the door, smacking himself in the head. He looked around, making sure
no one has seen, and when the coast was clear, he turned the corner. And that was when he saw
her. She had just walked out of the drama room,*the drama room! Duh, that's the first place I
should have looked! AARGH!!!* he thought. Her blonde hair swayed as she walked; she was so beautiful.
He realized that he had never looked at her, I mean REALLY looked at her before. 'Wow,' he thought.
"She's-------" he stopped himself. He had a girlfriend already. Oh yeah. A feeling of slight regret
came over him, but he slapped himself. No, he wouldn't even let himself think of any girl besides
Lisa. No way. It was sort of a shame though.
Nicole smiled and again felt a strange feeling.It was like a punch in the stomach, but he
sort of liked it. He went to walk toward her, but suddenly he just froze.
'What's the matter with me? She's just a girl... no one special. And she's not Lisa. So get over
it. Come on, get going. What Would Steven Do?' He looked at his wrist. At the first meeting they
had ever had, Steven had made them bracelets that read 'What Would Steven Do?' to remind mind
them of their "commitment to the paper", as he had said. They thought he was joking--- they were
wrong. 'Weird...' Jason thought, and then snapped himself back into reality.
He finally started to approach the spot where Nicole and her friends stood talking to each
other. He went over what he planned to do-- he had practiced it many times this morning in front of
the mirror. He would wait until she had her books in her hands, and as she turned, he would
"accidently" walk into her. He'd put his sorriest face on, and then as he helped her with the
books, he'd put on the signiture smile that could get him any the girl he could ever wanted,
and then some. It was a little known fact, but the same seemingly shy boy with the clear
light-brown eyes and the innocent smile had another side to him. He could become the sort of
ladies-man, man's-man, man around town player type that you always see in the movies in nothing
flat. He was sort of a Catcher Block type character from the movie "Down with Love." No wonder that was who he
was rooting for in the battle of the sexes movie(His sister had made him watch it, it wasn't
his fault). He even bared a remarkable resemblance to Ewan McGregor.
One flash of that irresistable smile and any girl in a 3 mile radius would go weak in the
knees. That was how he got himself his current girl, Lisa Jones. She was a classic beauty, with
blonde hair, blue eyes; she kind of reminded him of Marilan Monroe.
Jason approached Nicole.'11 feet and closing,' he thought to himself. He counted down.
"10...8...6...4...3...1..." and............ BOOM.