16 Ryan’s Journal 22 February 2009 Last night I asked Laura out. She said yes. I was so nervous when I asked her. I can’t believe she said yes. There’s something about her that’s different from the other girls. Like she doesn’t judge me or something. I’ve liked her for a while but never thought she’d notice someone like me. The someone who isn’t Ryan Taylor the class clown. Then, a few days ago, I convinced her to skip class with me. I was surprised she did. She’s a bit of a good girl, follows the rules and stuff. But I think that’s what I like about her. Testing her out. Seeing how far she’ll go. We went down the river, and we sat there and just talked. It was good. I guess I felt like she was really listening to me. Like the real me. She saw past the clowning around and the rebellious

