CHAPTER 1In more ways than one, Goriola Adams blew my mind. Gori was the most popular boy in my class at St. Joseph’s Academy. That was back in 1998. Tall with dimples in his cheeks and indisputably handsome, Gori was my first official crush. Although he was adept at forming social connections, his academic performance left much to be desired. To put it in plain English, Gori failed most of his exams with flying colors, dignity intact. That blew my mind. How could someone who excelled in one area fail so woefully in another area? I did not understand it. But that was not all. I could not understand how a person as levelheaded as I was could fall for this incredibly selfish, self-absorbed boy. But can you blame me? I was only fifteen after all, and I was the new girl in class.
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