The Last Good Thing About This Part of Town

She was aware of his presence, and that fact alone bothered her. Of all the boys she could be intrigued by or attracted to -- or whatever her draw to him happened to be -- why Patrick Stumph? They just met! 'Ok, technically, we have been classmates for the past five years, but he's a band geek, apparently, and I'm....what am I? The wallflower? The loner?'