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It was the first day of my freshman year James was a senior at the time and one of the most popular boys with his handsome charm and easy athleticism

I was the opposite, of course Aard, petite, mousy, invisible

I had been terrified by the size of the school Everyone looked and acted so old, and the aggressiveness of the boys disturbed irls prep school up to that point, and James was the only soul I knew on the entire campus

I had to take the bus to school that first day In thehiotiation skills even back then

I was hoping that Ja hoht have made it easier fortortured by the older girls To be seen with him would be a sort of stamp of approval

It took alland ask hi hed in my face “Go take the bus, freshman”

I blushed, e with irls sahat happened

James had basically told the world it was open season on irls didn’t hesitate to take his cue He was the top dog, so if he scorned me, then everyone else took it that they should too While the girls at s to each other, these bitches didn’t stop atFour years later and I still hadn’t gotten over soh that first year

But that was the old Allison, I thought towas long gone, wrapped around a tree his freshe Now he had a yellow Ca had ever been

I heard the engine turn off and, a few hted screauess her boy was ho her off her feet with one of his big bear hugs, usually reserved exclusively for Nancy He ht be a jerk with everyone else, but you didn’t dare touch his mother

As I heard the dark ru up the stairs, I tried toabout, but it was impossible Especially once my dad finallyvoice to the mix

I wondered if I should get up and go downstairs My parents kneas napping, so I didn’t have to, but I was curious to see hiain He had looked I don't know, different on all the e had shocked me Give the boy a few million, and suddenly he was a man

It still surprisedafter his little start upWall Street firm I didn’t really understand what he did, but it was sos that stock traders could use to make a lot of money

Yeah, he was handsome and smart And a total ass Most of the time, anyway

I was getting up to go say hello when I saw myself in the mirror The old Allie stared back at me in her silly pajamas