`` no one will ever believe that . '' i closed my eyes for a moment , lost in my thoughts , when i suddenly felt a shift in the air , wet wood and wildflowers playing with my nostrils . i focused on anything other than the faces of the students as he continued to show the world my tags . this was what i wanted after all . not hostile as such but something had definitely been set off inside jake just then . when a guy had a face like beau 's , older girls took notice . 