“If you watched his videos maybe you’d catch on,” Isaac told Diana. “He’s just so...vibrant, that’s all.” She snorted. “If I wanted vibrant I’d get a neon t-shirt,” she said. “But then I guess you’ve always need some spice in your life. Opposites do attract, after all.” “So you’re saying I’m boring,” Isaac said, frowning at her. “I’m saying vibrant isn’t a word people normally would use to describe you.” Diana flipped her hair, having finished curling the entire thing. She looked at herself in the mirror, casually fluffing it. “You’ve always been more lavender or lemon chiffon.” “Sorry we can’t all be bright colors like you,” Isaac grumbled. But it was true. Half the school only knew him by virtue of Diana. Now she was hard to miss, with her hair the way it was. Diana shrugged. “If you want to catch someone’s attention, you’ve got to be a red flag.” “Do you mean that literally?” Isaac asked cheekily, gesturing to Diana’s dyed hair, and Diana stuck her tongue out at him. “Haha,” she said. “I’m just saying, Isaac, if you wanted Lex to know you exist by now, then you better do something about it soon.” Isaac sighed. “Well, what can I do?” “For starters, maybe go to that stupid gig on Friday,” she said pointedly. “As if I can even get tickets,” Isaac said morosely. Nope. There was absolutely no way he’d get to talk to Lex any time this century. On Friday afternoon, James crashed into their dorm room, looking harassed. “Are you doing anything tonight?” he asked as he sat on Isaac’s bed, not even bothering with hellos. That was James for you. He was a man who often did not bother with niceties.
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A Daydream Away
| first love