Dina “You want me to go with you?” I said surprised. Ben had a work trip coming up, so he called me asking if I’d like to join him for the weekend. It was going to be near the beach and he was staying at a resort. “I thought it would…

Xander I arrived at the school to help with the drama department pretty early. So I walked around the school grounds when the other children went home. The kids involved with the drama department would go to the auditorium soon so I still had a bit of time. I noticed Hayden…

Shannon I was busy tending to Mrs. Thompson when Paul came in through the front door and slammed it. It startled Mrs. Thompson, and I quickly excused myself and went downstairs to check what was going on. “Why did you slam the door?” I asked. Something was wrong. …

Rue “Nice to see you’re back,” I heard the familiar voice say behind me as I dropped the platters. “Nice to see you still work here,” I said. He gave me a little questioning look as if a sudden realization just dawned on him but then said suddenly with a mischievous…

Aubrey This time Will came over to my place. I might have fixated on my place a bit. I didn’t know why I wanted everything to look good for him. He was just my friend with benefits and my brother’s best friend, anyway. But for some reason, it was important to…

Kieran I was pretty nervous to contact Zoey on her number she’d given me. I didn’t know how to interact with a girl let alone her. How would I start? What could I say that wouldn’t make it seem as if I was thinking about her all the time? But to…

Charlie After the date with Dalton’s brother, I was happy that it went off without a hitch. Unfortunately, Dalton didn’t seem to stop encouraging a relationship between Hudson and Nova, though. But I was hoping Hudson would put a stop to it quickly. …

Siobhan So as the first step, I was tasked with talking to my mom on a girls’ night out. I told my mom I wanted to spend some time with her alone since I hadn’t seen her in a while and I wanted to catch up. So I took her out…

Elijah “You’re crazy!” Vera said. “You can’t pretend to be in a relationship with a complete stranger!” “I have no choice!” I said. “People think it’s true. They’re expecting it. I have no choice but to go with it.” “I still think this is a bad decision,” she said crossing her…