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doorway waiting for me.  “I see you met Rob.  He has an endless supply of candy.  If sugar is an addiction, he has one. ”
    “ That’s priceless .  Yeah, he clued me in about Life Savors .”  He reaches for my hand , and we walk to the cafeteria.   I t was only three months ago when I was walking the halls of Madison High School with my best friend Jersey.  Neither one of us had a boyfriend , we played it off by making fun of the lovey-dovey couples holding hands.  Here I am , being a hypocrite. 
    The cafeteria looks nothing like the kind we had in the Bronx.  The smell of fresh-baked bread and chocolate chip cookies make my stomach growl .  Spread across the room are different food stations, everything your heart desires.
    “Where do you want to start?  I like the salad bar; it has everything you can think of to put on a salad.  If you’re not in the mood for rabbit food , we can get steak or chicken, whatever. I’m not picky.  I’d avoid the Brussels sprouts though, there’s nothing that screams hot like a butt smelling vegetable . ”   Caleb says and smiles and brushes his shoulder with mine.
    I fill my plate with cantaloupe, grapes and a hardboiled egg.  “Where’s Amber sit?” I ask and balance my plate of food. Scanning t he dining tables I finally see her at a table in the corner of the room .  She spots me as I walk towards her.  “Hey, we can sit here right?” 
    “Sit already.  For gawd’s sake, it isn’t like I own the table or anything,” Amber says.   “This is Shawn, she’s a junior too.”
    Shawn flashe s me a smile and a half wave.  If I were African - American, I’d wear my hair just like her s.  Her giant afro, with caramel colored highlights , bounced up and down as she moved.  “Hi Shawn, I’m Jessie.”
    “Yeah, everyone’s talking about you.  I wouldn’t have guessed you to be friends with Amber.”  Her de ep southern drawl matched her bouncy hair .  “Not that there’s any problem being friends with her.”
    Amber rolls her eyes , bored with the conversation.  “Hell-O, I’m right here.  Tell me how you tru ly feel,” Amber snap s .   She pockets a handful of saltine s like a kleptomaniac, stuffing them in the side pocket of her backpack.
    “Oh, whatever Amber.  Jessie here is one of those classy hippie types.   She doesn’t strike me as the neglected angst-filled teenager. ”
    “Hi ladies, look how lucky I am.  I’m able to sit with the prettiest girl in school,” Caleb winks at me, “and the cool kids . ”   His plate of salad was barely recognizable with his pile of ranch dressing smothering it.   “You’re not too good for me to sit with again this year are you Amber?”
    “Touché , ” Amber says as she grabs an imaginary sword from her chest.
    “How’s operation Thorne going?”  I watched as Amber chewed on a carrot nervously.
    Caleb swallowed his hu lking bite of salad before asking us what we are talking about.
    “Wait, you’ll see,” Amber said and grinned at us.  She pulled the wrapper from a giant cupcake decorated in confetti and streamers.  “Want a taste before I take a bite?”
    “Thank s, I’m good .”  I grab my hardboiled egg and salt it evenly before biting into it.   Amber takes a carrot and runs it through her frosting before popping it into her mouth. 
    “Ewww, ” we all said in unison.
    “Everything tastes better with frosting.  Do you want some for your egg?”
    The vibe at the table suddenly changed as Shawn and Amber stare at something or rather someone who was headed our direction . I jumped as a hand grabbed the chair on the other side of me.  I recognize the black hoodie before I even see his face…Thorne .   He sets his plate of macaroni and cheese and corn down on the table, and then he takes a butter knife and separates the food.  Once his food is void of touching, he takes a napkin and folds it just so.  Amber watches him like a cat after a mouse, ready to pounce .