Susane Colasanti - When It Happens

Table of Contents

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

CHAPTER I - last days of summer

CHAPTER 2 - first days of fal ing

CHAPTER 3 - homeroom survivor

CHAPTER 4 - cafeteria survivor

CHAPTER 5 - staring at me

CHAPTER 6 - looking at juice

CHAPTER 7 - the idea of him

CHAPTER 8 - not that im desperate

CHAPTER 9 - this remote island

CHAPTER 10 - living proof of the impossible

CHAPTER 11 - when you connect

CHAPTER 12 - more determined than ever

CHAPTER 13 - yin and yang

CHAPTER 14 - something real

CHAPTER 15 - my everything

CHAPTER 16 - the problem with dave

CHAPTER 17 - the problem with popularity

CHAPTER 18 - better for her

CHAPTER 19 - already over it

CHAPTER 20 - a better plan

CHAPTER 21 - conundrum

CHAPTER 22 - dots

CHAPTER 23 - i enjoy a good pen

CHAPTER 24 - mr. applied guy

CHAPTER 25 - you just know

CHAPTER 26 - soul mates

CHAPTER 27 - real love

CHAPTER 28 - different direction

CHAPTER 29 - final y found

CHAPTER 30 - the only one

CHAPTER 31 - the little things

CHAPTER 32 - one of those talks

CHAPTER 33 - real experiences

CHAPTER 34 - shocking facts

CHAPTER 35 - shocking discoveries

CHAPTER 36 - points

CHAPTER 37 - probability

CHAPTER 38 - room 523: the right words

CHAPTER 39 - room 523: this horrendous jealousy

CHAPTER 40 - so much more

CHAPTER 41 - just not good enough

CHAPTER 42 - space

CHAPTER 43 - time

CHAPTER 44 - heavy infopart one

CHAPTER 45 - heavy infopart two

CHAPTER 46 - into the night

CHAPTER 47 - into the unknown

CHAPTER 48 - end of familiar

HE KEEPS LOOKING AT ME....

By Music Theory, Im drifting happily along in a pink bubble.

Whats up with Tobey? Laila says.

What do you mean?

Hes been staring at you since he walked in the door. Dont you notice anything?

I look over at Tobey. He quickly looks away.

Drool much? Laila says.

I was only seeing if he was looking at me!

Protest much?

Okay, people! Mr. Hornby says, clapping his hands together. He sits down at the piano and begins to play. Were supposed to hum along.

While we hum, I look at Tobey. Hes real y tal , like maybe six-one, which you can tel from the way hes folded up in his chair. His hair is dark and his skin is pale. Im drawn to those eyes again. Theyre big and deep blue. Almost a violet color. And he has these real y long eyelashes.

Tobey catches me looking at him. When he sees me, his eyes get even bigger.

Its real y weird, but for a few seconds were both just staring at each other. Why is it that when I look at him now, its like Im seeing him for the first time?

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First published in the United States of America by Viking,

a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 2006

Published by Speak, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 2008

Copyright Susane Colasanti, 2006

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THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS HAS CATALOGED THE VIKING EDITION AS FOLLOWS:

Colasanti, Susane.

When it happens / Susane Colasanti.

p cm.

Summary: High school seniors Sara and Tobey attempt to figure out

what is important in life as they try to balance their preparations

for their futures with their enjoyment of the present.

[1. Interpersonal relationsFiction. 2. High schoolsFiction.

3. Self-actualizationFiction. 4. SchoolsFiction.] I. Title.

PZ7.C6699Whe 2006 [Fic]dc22 2005026405

eISBN : 978-1-436-23232-6

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Set in Fairfield and Gill Sans

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FOR DERRICK, who proves that soul mates real y do exist.

The creative visualization used to manifest this book was inspired by...

The Visionaries

Anne Rivers Gunton, who saw my destination from way down the road; Regina Hayes, who knew the best path to travel; Jil Davis, who noticed there was a journey in the first place

The Yin

Laila Dadvand, for always knowing our fate; Al ison Granberry, who wil never ever settle; Sara Dhom, summer camp goddess extraordinaire; Nancy Bennett, the most awesome science teacher in this solar system; Michel e Shaw, my soul sister in the search for true love; Eileen Harvey, the sweetest Gram that ever was

The Yang

Jim Downs, for your unwavering support, al those walks, and believing in trust; Tim Stockert, a fabulous source of positive light; Joe Torel o, who understands about five-dol ar bil s at Serendipity; George Pasles, the definition of eccentric creativity; Mike Ippoliti, kindred organization freak spirit; Shawn Lindaberry, for making Tobey the ideal boy that he is

The Saviors

Chad Parker, for saving those original pages when they morphed into rectangles; Andrew Hertzmark, boy-behavior analyst expert; Sharon Gannon and David Life, continuing to redefine New Years Eve; David Ippolito, who helped me feel whole again, and for those magic changes on The Hil ; Shakti Gawain, meditation guru; Universal Energy, for always showing me the way The Sound

This would have been a different story without these musicians, who always took me where I needed to go: James Taylor, R.E.M., John Mayer, Eminem, Simon & Garfunkel, Sting, Coldplay, John Lennon, Led Zeppelin, Dave Matthews Band, Fleetwood Mac, and, of course, The Cure.