Lovesessed by Pamela Diane King Page B

been to one
of our concerts?”
    “ Yes, the one last
Saturday.”
    “ I wish I had known. I
can’t believe that you were so close, and I didn’t even know,” he
said dramatically.
    “ It’s ok, don’t worry
about it. It was an awesome concert. I was one of the many girls
wearing green, so I think that I was camouflaged.”
    He laughed loudly, and the whole class
turned to look, but the teacher just smiled.
    “ Maybe we should keep it
down a bit,” I whispered.
    “ Of course,” he shot me an
apologetic look.
    We didn’t talk much until the end of
class, because I knew that everyone was eavesdropping. But he
stared at me the whole time, like I was a model or a movie star.
After a while, I started to feel like a caged animal at the
zoo.
    Luckily I had dressed well that day,
because I usually looked terrible when I saw a hot guy. That always
happened, it was Murphy’s Law. One morning, before I had had a
shower, I decided to quickly run to the shop in my oldest pair of
sweatpants with holes. Of course, just my luck, I literally ran
into a group of really hot surfers. I apologized for knocking into
them, and they were very nice about it. They whispered to each
other as I walked away, they probably said how hideous I
looked.
    It still hadn't sunk in that Chase
Carson was really at my school, with me. He seemed totally head
over heels in love with me. He constantly gazed into my eyes, and
stood, sat, and walked very close to me.
    “ You have the most
mesmerizing eyes I’ve ever seen,” he said, as though he had read my
mind. He looked at me like he was hypnotized.
    “ Thank you,” I
blushed.
    “ They sparkle like green
emeralds, floating in a sea of jewels. You know, green eyes are my
favorite.”
    “ I know,” I said
automatically.
    He looked at me quickly.
    “ I mean, you talk about a
girl with green eyes in your song ‘Love Struck,’” I
stammered.
    “ Yes, I think that I must
have written that song for you. I knew you were out there, and now
I’ve found you.” He took my hand and kissed it like in the
movies.
    I giggled. “So, which school do you go
to?” I asked, as we walked out of class. Everyone waited for us to
get up and go fist, even though we had been sitting in the
back.
    “ I don’t go to school,” he
replied straight-faced.
    “ You’re so lucky! I wish
that I didn’t have to go to school.”
    He laughed. “I’m home-schooled, I mean,
we have tutors who come with us on the road. Sometimes I miss going
to a regular school.”
    “ I think that everyone at
my school would sell their parents to trade places with you.” I
noticed that “everyone” was stepping aside so that we could walk
without being bumped. I couldn’t help but notice all the eyes
watching us.
    “ I’m missing out on school
life, like sports, extra-curricular activities, and friends. I love
my life. Don’t get me wrong, I’m very lucky. But sometimes, I miss
just being a normal teenager.” He looked at the floor. “That’s one
of the reasons why I’m so looking forward to the dance, because
I’ve never been to a school dance.”
    “ You’ve never been to a
school dance?” I realized how shocked I sounded.
    He shook his head. It was unexpected to
see him look so sad.
    “ I thought that you would
be so happy because of your fame. I thought that your life was
perfect in every way. Celebrities seem so different, but I guess
deep down, they’re just normal people.”
    “ We are pretty normal,
well almost,” he joked.
    “ It had never occurred to
me that there might be any downside at all to fame, but I guess not
being able to leave you house without being mobbed would
suck.”
    “ That is the worst part
for me. Our fans are the best, and we owe them everything, but I’ve
lost my normal life.”
    “ Normal is boring. Your
life must be so wonderful,” I said dreamily.
    “ It is, but there is a
downside. It’s difficult to even go out to eat at a restaurant. If
I want to go to the movies, I have