The story revolves around Reese, also known as "Bug," a passionate insect lover from North Dakota. She had a childhood friend, Thomas, with whom she shared her passion for bugs. However, their friendship turned sour when Thomas started pranking her, and she retaliated. This prank war continued throughout their school years.
As Reese entered high school, she started a bug club, but it didn't gain much attention. She then discovered a series of anonymous notes and messages from a secret admirer who shared her love for insects. She eventually found out that the secret admirer was John, a classmate who had been admiring her from afar.
Reese started dating John, but their relationship was put to the test when she found out that John was not who he seemed to be. He had been using her as revenge against Thomas, who had been pranking him in the past.
However, just as Reese was about to confront John, she was rescued by Thomas, who revealed that he was the one who had been sending her the anonymous notes. Thomas confessed that he had developed feelings for Reese over time and had been trying to win her heart through the notes.
In the end, Reese realized that Thomas was her true love, and they shared a romantic moment together.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The narrator's name is Reese, and she's from North Dakota.
2. Reese is nicknamed "Bug" because of her love for insects.
3. Reese's passion for insects started when she was a baby.
4. Reese's neighbor, Thomas, shared her passion for insects when they were young.
5. Reese and Thomas grew up together, doing everything from listening to the same music to wearing matching clothes.
6. In the fourth grade, Reese took her worms to school in her lunchbox, which led to teasing and a fight with Thomas.
7. The fight marked the beginning of a prank war between Reese and Thomas.
8. Thomas glued Reese's locker shut on the day of her final exams in eighth grade.
9. Thomas also left dog poop outside Reese's door.
10. Reese eventually ignored Thomas and stopped responding to his pranks.
11. Reese started a bug club in high school, but no one joined.
12. Reese found a series of anonymous notes and messages about bugs, which she suspected were from Thomas.
13. Reese discovered that the notes were actually from John, a classmate who had been secretly admiring her.
14. Reese and John started dating, but their relationship was complicated by Reese's fear of heights and John's love of adventure sports.
15. Thomas had stopped following Reese around since she started dating John.
16. Thomas got a new girlfriend, but Reese wasn't interested in him.
17. John's plans for their dates often involved adventure sports, which made Reese uncomfortable.
18. Reese's fear of heights was well-known, and Thomas had used it against her in their prank war.
19. Thomas had been overhearing Reese and her friends discussing her secret admirer and decided to take advantage of the situation.
20. Thomas sent Reese the anonymous notes and messages about bugs, pretending to be her secret admirer.
21. Thomas's plan was to reveal himself as Reese's secret admirer, but John interfered with his plan.
22. Thomas had been in love with Reese for a year but didn't know how to tell her.
23. Thomas decided to send Reese anonymous messages instead of talking to her directly.
24. Thomas's messages were a declaration of his love for Reese, and he hoped she would figure out his identity.