It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single boy in possession of a good bike and fashionable haircut must be in want of a girlfriend.
             However little known the feelings or views of such a boy may be on his first entering a junior high, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding students, the he is considered as the rightful property of some one or other of their peers.
             "Buffy darling," said her friend, Vicki, to her early one Monday morning, "have you heard that someone purchased the house next door to me?"
             Buffy said that she had heard about it and asked whether there were any children moving in as well.
             "Of course, why would I care if there were none." Shrieked Vicki; "there is the most adorable boy our age. After school today you should come home with me and we can find out more about him."
             After a long and monotonous academic day filled with mounting hopes as to the character and availability of the new arrival, the two girls went to Vicki's house in the most affluent suburb of Riverdale. When they arrived at the house, Vicki's mother, Mrs. Dalauny had already gone to welcome her new neighbors, the Smiths, to the community. Alas, no matter how hard the girls tried to pry information about the new family from the mother, they were unable to draw any pertinent descriptions from her. In the end they were forced to accept Tammy Jones' description of the boy. Her description was highly favorable. She said Brad was thirteen, adorable, and owned the newest and most expensive bicycle on top of a impressive collection of race car memorabilia. The excitement the girls felt at hearing this could not have been greater had they been given thousand dollar-shopping sprees at Abercrombie.
             "I definitely can not wait to meet him," said Buffy to Vicki, "do you think he will be in school this week?"
             "I hope so, but what wil...