So Much Closer by Susane Colasanti

Author:Susane Colasanti
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
Tags: Romance, Young Adult, Contemporary, Azizex666
ISBN: 9780670012244
Publisher: Speak
Published: 2011-05-03T04:00:00+00:00

I came here for you.

We belong together.

You’re just starting to know me, but I’m already in love with you.

Ways to tell Scott why I’m here constantly invade my brain. They keep me up at night. They won’t shut up until he knows the truth about us.

It’s time.

Ever since our sandwich-shop interlude, it’s been obvious that Scott and I have a connection. He must feel it, too. Because if two people have a real connection, how can it only be apparent to one of them? Another thing is that Leslie might be out of the picture. I saw them together after school the other day and she did not look happy. More important, neither did he.

After tutoring, Sadie asked me to go with her to Strawberry Fields tonight, that place in Central Park she was telling me about. It sounds very New York, so of course I told her I’d go. John overheard and said he wanted to come, too. I love how kids are so spontaneous here. Back home, everyone planned stuff way in advance. Here, the city is our playground and we can play whenever we want.

Okay, maybe not whenever we want. Other people’s parents don’t always let them go out. My dad hasn’t said no to anything yet, though. He’s usually not even home when I want to go somewhere, so I just leave him a note and go. Since he doesn’t know how to do the parent thing, he’s kind of treating me like an adult. Which I know I shouldn’t complain about. But even though I’d never admit this to anyone, it’s comforting to have rules sometimes.

I walk home down Scott’s street, the way I usually go if I’m not doing something with Sadie after school. Every time I pass his building I look up and wonder which window is his.

This time he’s sitting on the stoop, eating pretzels.

My heart slams against my chest.

“Hey, you,” he says.

“Hey,” I say.

“What’s up?”

“Not much. We’re going to Central Park later.”

“Who’s we?”

“Me and Sadie and John from tutoring. Do you want to come?”

“You’re just going to hang out, or ... ?”

“There’s this place where people get together and play Beatles songs. It’s right across from where John Lennon lived.”

“Yeah?”

“Yeah. It sounds cool.”

“It does sound cool. I’m in.”

“Sweet,” I say, hoping that I’m acting casual. This is huge. Scott’s coming with me. We can walk home together after. Then I’ll finally tell him.

If I can avoid throwing up.

At six, Sadie and John are already waiting at the subway stop.

“Scott’s coming with us,” I tell them.

“Scott who?” John says.

“Scott Abrams. You probably don’t know him—he’s new.”

“I know who he is. Isn’t he from New Jersey?”

“Yeah.”

“Isn’t he from the same town you’re from?”

“Um. Yeah.”

“Hey, guys,” Scott says, crossing the street. “Sorry I’m late.”

“You’re not,” I tell him.

John stares at us.

“Let’s go!” Sadie says, pulling on John’s arm.

Strawberry Fields is too awesome for words. It’s this little clearing surrounded by trees and benches. At the center there’s a tile mosaic on the ground that says IMAGINE.

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