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do I look?”
    “You look beautiful and that outfit looks good on you.” I smile. “I hope you have fun tonight. It still is warm and sunny out, so kick his butt at putt-putt.”
    “I plan on it, but so you know, if I don’t come back early, everything went well and don’t wait up. Oh, I have to go. Hope you do something fun tonight.” Wow! She is so full of energy; I wish I could be like her.
    As I put my books away, I get a text. It’s just my parents checking on my first day and me. I let them know that I had a great day and I am fine too. We get done and I put my phone down beside my bed. I lie back on the bed, but now I am not tired at all. Maybe I need to go out for a drive and take a walk by the beach. That would relax me a bit.
    I just wish I weren’t so scared to let someone in. It would be nice to go out like most people. Sometimes I get lonely. I don’t have siblings, just my parents. I don’t have many friends because I don’t let people around me to get to know who I am. The little bit of interaction with Kristen was the most fun I have had in a while. I really should get a life, not worry so much and not be negative about myself.
    I get up and put on some shorts, a t-shirt and flip-flops. I decide to go get a chair, sit and relax at the beach. As I am on my mission, I stop at the beach store for my chair and I get another text. Wondering who could be texting me, I look at it and can’t believe who it is from. It is Phillip and he wants to get started with studying, but I have plans. I buy my chair, head out to my car, and reply before I start driving.
    Me: Sorry I am just headed to the beach. We will have to plan another time.
    Phillip: We can study at the beach if you want to. I live in a condo at the beach. You can come over then we can go down to the beach to study and maybe get pizza.
    I really like this plan more than going to the beach by myself. Should I go? I have never been to a guy’s home by myself before. I have to do this project with Phillip even if I don’t want to. As I am deciding, he texts me back.
    Phillip: Are you coming? I will order pizza and it should be here by the time you do. What kind of pizza do you like?
    His actually asking me what kind of pizza I like makes me want to go. No guy has ever asked before. Well, I haven’t been around many guys either, but I am curious about what his condo on the beach looks like.
    Me: Sure I’ll come over. Text the address to me. I like about anything on pizza, so surprise me.
    He texts back the address and I put it in my GPS. It is really close and I should be there in twenty minutes, so I let him know. I am lucky, that I had my backpack full of books with me. I don’t have to go back to the dorm first. I roll down my window and turn up my music for the drive over. I love the salty air and breeze in my hair.
    Smiling as I drive toward the beach, I start to relax. The beach always has this effect on me. Maybe it won’t be bad to studying at Phillip’s place. We will be at the beach and that should help us finish faster.
     

 
    Chapter Eight
     
    Phillip
     
    I’m so glad I decided to go to the beach for a while before my next class. After I ate lunch, I came down to the beach for a jog and then swam in the ocean. I even sat under the cabana, which is exclusive to my parents’ condo building. Every resident who owns a condo gets a private cabana. That really makes it nice to relax, and sometimes I need to get out of the sun so I don’t get sunburned. Yeah, I believe I might have it made.
    Now if I can clear my head of Alexia, I might find a cute girl around here to talk to. I watched a lot of girls on the beach through my sunglasses. That way they don’t see me looking, but none of them can compare to her. We should hurry and get started on our project so we can finish quickly.
    I see some girls coming my way and think that maybe my luck is getting better. Then, as they get closer, I see, that I’m not going to be lucky,