Eleven
Cody
After changing the tire, I put on my hat and opened the passenger door for Cassie. “Where are we going?”
“Mandi’s house. I’m staying with her,” she said, rolling down the window.
“All right.” I jumped into the truck and pulled out of the parking lot. We sat in silence for a moment and I tried to think of something to say.
I peeked over at her, and my mind went totally blank. She looked so pretty with her pink cheeks and her hair blowing all over the place. I was tongue-tied.
Maybe I should stop looking at her.
“Think it’ll ever cool down?” I asked when I finally found my brain.
“Uh, probably.” She gave me a funny look, and I quickly focused my attention on the road.
That was so lame, talking about the weather. Gotta do better than that, Wilde!
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