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    â€œThat would be great, but let’s get realistic,” Jennifer said as she kept writing on her pad.
    â€œYou’re the one who needs the reality check, Jen!” Violet snapped, losing her patience with her best friend. “With Valentine’s Day only a week away, every girl at North Ridge High who has a boyfriend is going to be clinging to him.”
    Jennifer shrugged. “And that’s a problem? Relax, Vi. You’re stressing out for no reason. It’s all going to work out. Trust me.”
    â€œI do trust you,” Violet said, pushing her sliding glasses back up her nose. “Sorry I lost my temper. I guess I’m just worried, that’s all.”
    â€œWell, stop worrying,” Jennifer insisted. “There are plenty of other hotties at North Ridge High. All we have to do is find one .”
    â€œBut which one?” Violet asked as they stared around the cafeteria.
    If Eden heard Claudia say another word about Jennifer, she was going to scream!
    All morning long Claudia had been going on and on and on about Jennifer and her fake boyfriend. Enough already! If Jennifer was lying about having a boyfriend, then she probably had a reason. Right now, though, she wasn’t concerned with Claudia’s so-called problems. She had problems of her own and they were real.
    She hadn’t heard from her boyfriend, Keith, since Sunday afternoon. Two days had gone by without a word from him and that wasn’t like him. Usually, he was calling and text messaging her like crazy.
    She had been trying to connect with him since Monday night, but he hadn’t returned any of her calls or answered any of her texts. And she hadn’t seen him around school.
    It was almost like he was avoiding her.
    Something was up.
    She just didn’t know what.
    But she planned on finding out.
    Eden’s brown eyes scanned the cafeteria, looking for Keith. He wouldn’t be hard to miss. He was over six feet tall and super muscular, with a smooth, shaved head and a tiny diamond earring in one ear.
    Eden had a bad feeling in the pit of her stomach. It was a feeling she usually got when she sensed a guy was getting ready to break up with her. But why would Keith want to break up with her? They had just started dating a month ago, and the way they had hooked up was so sweet. Like something out of a movie! She was on the cheerleading squad and she’d caught his eye right before a basketball home game had started. When he came over to say hi, they started chatting, and when it was time for the game to begin, she told him that if he got six baskets, she’d go out with him. That night he got twelve. At the end of the game, after North Ridge High had won, he came over to Eden and told her that she owed him two dates. And a kiss. Eden happily agreed and asked him when he wanted his kiss. He collected the kiss that night in his car when he drove her home.
    What could be wrong? She thought everything was great between them. True, it sometimes seemed like they didn’t have a lot in common, but opposites attracted, right?
    Eden chewed on her lower lip. She hated to admit it, but Claudia might know something. After all, Chase and Keith were both on the basketball team and they were friends. Maybe Keith had said something to Chase and Chase had said something to Claudia. But if he had, why hadn’t Claudia mentioned it? Was she trying to spare her feelings?
    Before Eden could say anything to Claudia, she spotted Keith across the crowded cafeteria. She smiled at the sight of him and the heavy feeling in the pit of her stomach disappeared.
    Seconds later, though, it returned when she saw a pretty black girl with long braids come by his side and wrap her arm around his waist.
    Eden couldn’t believe what she was seeing. That was her boyfriend, and another girl had her hands on him like he was hers . That was so wrong. Even though Eden wanted to run across the cafeteria and