Silver Pen Winner: La Vie En Rose by Rochelle Deans

Rochelle kicked 15,000 word’s butt! Way to go, Rochelle! A bit belatedly, let’s honor her kickbuttness!

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La Vie En Rose

When a new boy shows up for the last semester at Chloe’s arts magnet high school with a talent for sculpting and an eye for her, he could be her ticket to getting over her years-long crush on her best friend’s boyfriend, but the relationship he pulls her into isn’t as rosy as she’d imagined.

All I Can Think about in Social Studies

Is the distance between
Julian’s elbow and mine
On the rectangular desk we share
His right-handedness to my left
But me sitting to his right so our arms
Wage wars while we take down notes
On bigger-scale battles with
Victories and setbacks
That feel much less decisive.

But when his elbow knocks against mine
It’s the complacent tap
Of a buddy, a friend, a sidekick,
Who will ask me after class
If there’s anything he missed
And I won’t say:
Me. I’ve been right here beside you
All along.

OMG, is this all in ‘verse? Because holy cow, Rochelle, that’s amazing!