by Kyla Novak, Creative Writing Class - Katie Laugen

I stumbled as my friend, Kristopher, crashed into my full, black backpack that had a floral design embroidered on the front. I laughed and said teasingly, "Whoa, watch where you're going!"

    He rolled his eyes and started to walk beside me, cheerfully matching my speedy pace. "You would not believe what happened today."

    I raised an eyebrow. "Oh, yeah? What? Did you meet someone or something?"

    He nodded. "Yeah, how did you know?"

    I shrugged. "I figured by the gleam in your eyes and the fact that you're blushing....