Authors Note

Alistair Padeli has his eyes set on a boy; a very good looking, getting-the-straight-A's kind of boy. He's never held a conversation with him, but the doodles in his notebook of his name with hearts above the i's is proof enough that he's head over heels.

Marty Brooke has his eyes set on a boy; a very adorable, too-good-for-you kind of boy. He's never held a conversation with him, but asking the science teacher to pair them up for their project is proof enough that he's head over heels.

One of them isn't talking about the other.