ward off the bright； late…morning sun。 ？Summer is right around the corner。？
Nate pressed his knuckles into his closed eyelids to keep the tears from streaming down his
cheeks。 He could blame it on the sun； or he could blame it on being dragged along to a trunk show
with a girl； but the truth was that lately he？d been； crying a lot。 It was the end of their senior year；
and he was with Serena； the girl he？d loved forever？kind of。 It was like he was finally tasting the
meal he？d been looking at under glass all those years。 He wanted to savor it； but everyone else
was eating so quickly； there wasn？t time。 And there was also this nagging feeling that he？d
ordered the wrong thing。
Wait； doesn？t he mean the wrong girl？
？Should I be worried about one of your girlfriends in there stealing something？？ Darwin asked。
He pulled a silvery blue cell phone out of his pants pocket； scrolled through a few text messages
on the screen； then stuffed the phone back in his pocket。 He didn？t seem too worried。 Then again；
why would someone with biceps that large g