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CHAPTER 3

I
n History class, I was sitting in the middle with Jayson, since he

was my partner for most classes. Anytime we were in the same
class, I’d always be his partner—whether for projects or

assignments.
Our substitute, Mrs. Grenade, said we should just work on our last

project before the weekend started. It was a two-partner project about

the study of historical figures.
I turned to Jayson, who was taking out the long white construction

paper we were going to do our project on.
“So, what historical figure are we doing?”

Jayson opened his laptop, searching for a figure. “Hmm… maybe

William Shakespeare?”
“The English playwright, poet, and actor?” I tilted my head. “I

thought you didn’t like English people.”
He chuckled under his breath. “Yeah, but he writes the best stories

that I like.”
“What type of stories?” I glanced at his face.

Jayson leaned in, lowering his voice like a whisper. “Romeo and

Juliet. You know, like… romance.”
I was a bit confused when he leaned so close to my face. I could

already feel his breath on my skin. Well, I mean, Jayson can be an over-
friendly, so-close-to-loving type anyway. His actions can seem like