I felt like I had too much caffeine. Adrenaline kept my heart working over time. I wondered if anyone could read my secret. Was I giving off any signals? Was anyone thinking…Gee, that girl MUST be hiding something, just look at her! But it was amazing—it’s like people thought nothing had changed. Well nothing had yet. I was still a virgin. A virgin drug dealer. “Hey chica, what are you doing after the game? Wanna go to Village with us?” James asked casually as we strolled into the academy. “Again with the Village Pizza? Weren’t you guys just there the other night?” He held the door to the classroom open for me and bowed, allowing me to pass. Such a gentleman. “What do you have against the Village? It’s hot. Besides, it’s like ‘our’ place. I would say it’s cozy. It’s like Cheers, where everybody knows your name.” “Dude, that show is old, I’ll bet you haven’t ever seen it.” “I bet you I have. I like old TV shows. It was such a simpler time then,”
