NATHAN
Monday morning hits different.
I'm at my locker before first period, half-listening to Tyler go on about some party this weekend, when I see her.
Sophie.
She's walking down the hallway in those same fitted jeans from Saturday, a dark green sweater that actually shows she has a shape, her hair pulled back in a way that makes her look... I don't know. Put together. Confident.
My stomach does this weird flip thing that I immediately ignore.
"Yo, is that Sophie?" Marcus says, nudging Tyler. "Damn, she's really committed to this whole makeover thing."
I don't say anything. Just close my locker and lean against it, watching.
Brandon Chen walks past her with his basketball friends, and I see him grin. "Looking good, Sophie! You finally figure out how mirrors work?"
His friends cra
