Henry Decker and Dylan Stock Henry Decker stepped onto the school bus and gripped the rail as the driver immediately took off. This was one of the best moments of his day, walking down the aisle anticipating seeing Dylan Stock, the object of his crush since at least the beginning of his junior year. He always walked by nonchalantly, afraid to look directly at him in case they accidentally made eye contact, which they never did. Then, as usual, Henry took a seat a couple rows back on the other side where he could see Dylan’s huge head of blond curls. The bus ride took about twenty-five minutes with the other stops they had to make. Sometimes Henry berated himself for being a coward by not trying to talk to him. This time on the bus was really the only time that he could do that because their school was huge, and they ran with different crowds. But today, something unexpected happened. Dylan got up, turned back and walked straight up to Henry’s r