Life, Love, and Surviving High School by Ann Herrick

Author:Ann Herrick
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, school, young adult, high school, best friends, boyfriend, boys, best friend, bff, parent trouble
Publisher: BWL Publishing Inc.

Chapter Eleven

Two of my Cotillion photos are on the front page of the school paper, plus Colt posted a slide show of several others online. I got tons of compliments, which floored me because I didn’t know so many people could put my face with my name from the paper. Funny how I’d planned on hiding out all through high school, and here I am being recognized for my photography. Still, winter break comes just in time.

It’s a relief to get away from homework, studying and tests for a while. Christmas is totally great. I don’t get any socks, but Ray gets two packages of jockey shorts. However, he also gets a slew of electronic games and gadgets, some so new I’m not even sure what they are. These are from our Aunt Frances, who visits us each year from Houston and believes Christmas should be a time of Texas-sized giving. So Ray is more than happy. My gift from Aunt Frances is a heart-shaped amethyst ring with a small diamond on each side. It is beautiful and it fits perfectly on the ring finger of my left hand. I fantasize that it is a promise-slash-engagement ring from Brent, which goes to show that at Christmas my imagination really goes into overdrive. Almost all my other gifts are books I wanted and can’t wait to read.

Mom, Dad and Aunt Frances never want anything, so I had stars named after them. They are all delighted and can’t wait until dark. Ray is actually thrilled when I give him a “fake” book from the music store. It’s one of those big, thick music books that has like a gazillion songs in it.

New Year’s Eve afternoon Ray has a gig that Mom arranged for him for the son of a guy who goes to the Chamber of Commerce lunches at The Colonial Inn. New Year’s Eve is the kid’s birthday and he always complained that it was overshadowed by the holiday. Not this year. Mom caters the cake, a raspberry filled, chocolate-covered, football-shaped sensation. The party is a huge success and Mom starts talking seriously about expanding her catering and being the manager for Ray’s group. Dad makes a joke about being left out and next thing he and his band have a regular gig at the monthly Chamber-of-Commerce-sponsored Downtown Franklin Open Houses, where the small stores stay open later than usual and have refreshments and special discounts.

So everyone else’s real life is seriously on the upswing, whereas for me only my fantasy life is going anywhere (well, except for my photographs for the school paper).

I decide I need to do something about my, um, personal life. But how?

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