“Excitement in Eastport? Nay! But I had time to snoop around Nancy Drew style.”

“Tiffany’s pale faced turned to green and I involuntarily took a step back, half expecting an Exorcist-style stream of vomit to shoot out of her gaping mouth.”

“I had books and music and the ocean to swim in.”

“I think the correct term for this was ‘pissing contest’, and though I was flattered, I didn’t have time for it.”

“Please, someone tell me I wouldn‘t be that annoying if I had girlfriends.”

“A sea of people in red crowded around it. I looked atMallory’s black hoodie and my gray sweater and realized we’d forgotten to wear the school colors. Oh, well. There was always my hair.”

“That's my brother," I said. "Saving the world, one girl at a time.”