I stare at you with tear tired eyes, and wonder if you even know I exist. I could list the many things about you I love but do I even know you? No. Infatuation clutches my heart squeezing and wrenching the blood out till I’m numb from the sight of you. And you don’t even notice me. Can’t even see how I look at you adoringly with iced eyes that like to pretend they love you.

Alesha Palmer is sixteen years old. She goes to Nixa High School and will be starting eleventh grade this year. She is a varsity cheerleader and a competitive swimmer all year round for a swim club sponsored by SMS college. She is active in National Honor Society and in the theater department. She plans on majoring in English/Journalism in college and wants to become a novel writer. Alesha lives with both her parents and a younger brother.