Chapter One
Elementary School
43,800 Hours to go
“You think he’s cute, don’t you?” Sara asked her best friend Tanya as she sat down next to her. Tanya was pretending to read a book while she watched the new boy, Antonio, socializing with the rest of the kids during recess. Sara had just finished an energetic game of soccer. Tanya wished she would have kept at it.
“No. Don’t be stupid.”
Sara grinned, her pretty tan face practically beaming through her long curly black hair. Hair that Tanya had always been envious of. It was so pretty and effortlessly beautiful compared to Tanya’s short dirty blonde hair…
“Come on, we’re in seventh grade now. We’re practically adults. You can admit if you think a guy’s cute or not. I think he’s cute.”
Tanya looked crossly at her friend. Logically, she
