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(b) I would be all like, ew, you like that? And try to get him to stop it.
(c) I would try to get into it, whether I like it or not.
(d) I would ask him about it.
6. When I daydream about my crush . . .
(a) I imagine things we’ve done together, but make them come out better by changing what each of us did and said.
(b) It’s hard to imagine us together, actually.
(c) He’s way nicer to me than he is in real life.
(d) I fantasize about all the fun stuff we’ll do together.
7. When I see my crush talking with other girls, I feel
(a) a little vulnerable
(b) homicidal
(c) suicidal
(d) eager to join the conversation
8. What does your crush think about you?
(a) that I am hot
(b) I have no idea if my crush thinks about me at all.
(c) that I could lose a few pounds or talk less
(d) that I am beautiful, funny, interesting, fun
9. When we talk, it is usually
(a) just chatting about school, life, friends, thoughts.
(b) We don’t actually talk to each other.
(c) criticism.
(d) about things we have done or might do together.
10. If my crush and I were trapped in a room alone together for an hour,
(a) we would both be pretty happy about it.
(b) we would probably end up arguing.
(c) we would both be stressed out of our minds.
(d) we would wish for another hour.
11. When I am with my crush, I act
(a) like myself, but tense because I am trying so hard not to mess up.
(b) like I always act.
(c) like the person I think he wishes I would be.
(d) like myself at my most comfortable and best.
12. If I could just somehow subtract my crushy feelings for my crush,
(a) I would recommend him to my best girl friend as a great catch for her.
(b) I would like him as a buddy.
(c) I would have nothing to do with him.
(d) he’d probably be my best friend.
13. The part of me that’s most interested in my crush is:
(a) my heart—I just have these amazing feelings for him.
(b) my head—I know we’d be good together.
(c) unable to admit in a quiz format—okay, it’s major lust.
(d) all of the above.
SCORING:
Count up how many A’s, B’s, C’s, and D’s you answered.
If your answers are mostly A:
There may be something growing between you and your crush, but don’t push. As you enjoy those weird tension-filled moments, don’t let him pull you away from the other stuff you care about. Stay busy with friends, activities, everything that keeps you happy, productive, and sane. If your crush is a good match for you, all that stuff will draw him nearer. . . .
If your answers are mostly B:
Sounds like you are more interested in having a crush than in this particular crushable. That’s fine! It doesn’t have to happen now-or-never. A crush will womp you in the head when you least expect it . . . eventually! I promise.
If your answers are mostly C:
Though your heart may pound, anxiety does not equal love! If your crush is from afar, don’t worry and enjoy! But if this is someone you are trying to have a relationship with, BEWARE! It is bad news to be into someone who is not good to you, or causes you more trouble than happiness. If you wouldn’t take it from a friend, definitely don’t take it from a crush. Get out.
If your answers are mostly D:
Sounds like you have a good healthy crush going. Yeah! Remember to keep your dignity and sense of self and then—have fun! Having a crush is one of the best parts of being alive . . . after, of course, having a crush on someone who has a crush on you! Good luck!
HOW’D YOU DO? Any surprises? Can you guess how Josie would have scored? If you want to know how she did, or how Rachel scored on the quizzes—yes, she does test these things on herself—visit her website (www.rachelvail.com) and go to quizzes! She’d love to hear how you did, too!
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And then he kissed me.
Charlotte (Charlie to her friends) falls for the one boy she can’t have: Kevin. Why? Her best friend is in love with him. And Charlie’s mom and Kevin’s dad are dating. Still, Charlie can’t help but wonder, what would happen if we kiss?
“Amazing what one kiss can do.”—Kirkus Reviews
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“A funny, desperate story.”—ALA Booklist (starred review)
Acknowledgments
First I’d like to thank my father, who made me practice saying, “First I’d like to thank my father” regularly as a child. He was so confident that someday I’d win a Tony for best play, he was already working on my acceptance speech. Especially because I don’t write plays anymore, the Tony’s looking increasingly unlikely—but for that unwavering confidence in me, thank you, Dad, almost as promised. Before I thank Dad, though, I’d like to thank Mom, my great friend and confidant who not only likes me just as I am but also still helps me to do so, too.
Abigail McAden and Amy Berkower are extraordinary partners and also quite wonderful lunch companions. Avi, Judy, Sarah, Chris, and Meg get me through the sludgy uphill parts of writing a book, for which I owe them deeply. Thanks to Julie Golin, who helped me figure out a bunch of details of life in PA, to Magda Lendzion for all she does every day, and to the good people of the Authors Guild for their tremendous support.
Despite all the real-life inspiration from people I know or knew well, readers who write to me so movingly about their own lives, and my own adolescent self, I want to be clear: This is a work of fiction. My resemblance to everyone in it is purely coincidental.
A special big operatic thank you to the Metropolitan Opera Children’s Chorus, particularly Elena Doria, Alicia Edwards, and all Zachary’s other friends at the Carmen Café and beyond. Though the genders are switched here, I hope some of the music remains. Toi, toi, toi.
To Mitch, Zachary, and Liam: You are the men I hope someday to deserve.
Rachel Vail
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You, Maybe:
The Profound Asymmetry of Love in High School
Copyright © 2006 by Rachel Vail
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Vail, Rachel.
You, maybe : the profound asymmetry of love in high school / Rachel Vail.— 1st ed.
Summary: Josie, a fifteen-year-old high school sophomore, is smart, funny, and very much her own person, but when popular senior Carson Gold starts wooing her, she cannot resist his attention.
ISBN 978-0-06-056919-8
Epub Edition © MAY 2012 ISBN: 9780062035851
[1. Identity—Fiction. 2. Interpersonal relations—Fiction. 3. High schools—Fiction. 4. Schools—Fiction.]
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