hed been a couple of years behind them , and she thought he was probably still in school . i just remember going up those steps ; it was like being underwater . `` you ever going to tell ace how you really feel ? '' what if he already has done it to someone else ? the next morning my phone beeped , and i was greeted with a picture of chance . the freezing rain was mixing with sleet and snow , making the streets treacherous , since the town road crews had not yet gotten out to sand . 