Dislciamer: I don't own Newsies. It is the property of Disney.
I felt my body slam against the hard steel of the locker, the lock on it jutting into my back. "Outta my way, geek!" snarled one of the various apes from the football team. The halls of the high school were crowded with people rushing to get out as quickly as possible. The lockers lining the hall were decorated with hearts and Valentine's Day cards, Girls opening their lockers squealed with delight upon seeing the surprises left for them by boyfriends or friends or secret admirers.
I already had retrieved my books from my locker (and I was not surprised to see there were no cards waiting for me inside) and had tried to surreptitiously stakeout near her locker. I had spent the previous night making a card for her. I think making a card is so much more personable than buying one. The card was red with the words "You Are Perfect" on the front along with four or five candy hearts. On the inside I included a heartfelt letter telling her how I felt about her. I didn't sign my name (I left it as "Secret Admire") but I did tell her if she would like to meet me to go behind the Science wing after school.
I straightened up as I saw her approaching. Her dark blue jeans clung snuggly to her hips and her red, short-sleeved turtle neck was short enough that it showed a flash her nice, taut stomach when she reached up. Her hair was down around her shoulders and, should a piece fall into her face, she simply had to give her head a flip and the rebellious strand went back to its proper place.
As she soon as she opened her locker it was slammed shut. She turned and grinned at the sight of Oscar Delancey, another of the aforementioned apes from the football team. She leaned back against the closed locker as he talked to her, his right hand pressed against the locker as he leaned his body in closer to hers. Whatever he was saying to her, she seemed to be enjoying it.
He released his hand from the locker, allowing her to open it. She pulled out a stack of Valentine's Day cards, though she barely even acknowledged them. She knew she would be getting all of them, so why get excited over it?
Oscar took her arm and led her away from the locker. As they passed by, I saw one of the cards in her arms fall from the pile and land with a plop. Neither she nor Oscar nor anyone else in the hallway noticed it. I looked down at it and saw the words "You Are Perfect" staring back at me.
AN: So I think there will be one more chapter and then maybe an epilogue. The next chapter will be longer and it will be...well...a little different. I don't want to say more and give it away, though.