A WEEK OF PENT UP DESIRE and rising fury ended and Julie was back at school, eyes darting through the halls as she looked for either one of the two people who would be on the receiving end of her tumultuous emotions. The first two periods passed and she couldn’t find either. Michael must have asked that we not be put in the same class. Her fists balled during history and she missed every question she was asked, though that wasn’t unusual under normal circumstances.
One class before lunch Julie saw Audra. She had braided cinnamon colored hair, her eyes were clear blue. Her skin was fair with red dimples all across her cheeks. She seemed to glide through the halls. None of her classmates were curious enough to approach her; they obviously knew who she was. Despite walking alone she was frie
