He knew those eyes. He had dreamed of those eyes. And that shy smile. Ever since she asked to sit at his table some weeks ago.
Eddie didn’t really know her name that day. He had asked one of the sophomores, Jeff, in Hellfire if he knew her. Described her pastel clothes, long brown hair usually in pretty curls, her eyes. Jeff asked if he was in love with her, joking of course with crooked teeth on display, which made Eddie roll his eyes. He told his friend no, just curious, and Jeff told him her name was Nancy. Nancy Wheeler.
She lived on Maple. There was exactly seven miles between his trailer and her house. Not that he was counting, or anything.