‘OK, you two,’ says Julie Innis. ‘You’ve got two minutes.’ She starts the timer before we’re even in the room. I have just two minutes in a dark room with Charlie to make him snog my face off and completely fall in love with me. No problem. ‘Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do . . . which doesn’t mean much.’ She must have heard the same thing that Jenny heard about letting boys know you’re willing to do stuff. He opens the cupboard door for me and closes it behind him, leaving us in total darkness. ‘Gwynnie?’ he whispers. ‘Yeah?’ ‘Do you think we should kiss?’ Yesyesyesyesyesyesyes. ‘Everyone will think we’re weird if we don’t,’ I say, hoping he can’t hear my heart banging through my open mouth. ‘You’re right.’ ‘But we don’t have to kiss just because everyone thinks we should.’ Why am I talking Charlie out of kissing me? ‘Gwynnie?’ ‘Yeah?’ ‘Come here.’ I feel his hands reaching out for mine. He takes my hands and pulls me closer to him.
What do You think about Boys For Beginners (2011)?
