XVIII

DELILAH

"Wow, that was awesome! You're amazing, Del!" It was Reed, uttering in my ear, walking beside me and trying to catch my speed but I could tell it was hard for him.

"I know, Reed, you've told me already enough! Stop yelling in the corridor for your own sake!" He laughed when he heard me but I could only roll my eyes at him. He was so clingy. Always.

Reed Scott was a guy on my campus who had a crush on me and I knew about it because his actions spoke louder than his mouth. He knew that not only me but the whole campus knew about his huge crush on me but still he never tried to hide it. He made sure to let everybody know that he was trying hard on me but unfortunately I was interested in somebody else.

Reed was good-looking. He was charming. He had a nice physique, too, and he was grateful to football for this. That was the reason that most of the girls on my campus were head over heels for him and because he was chasing after me, they were jealous of me as well.

At first, I