Skittish
Adjective. Easily frightened. Wary.
That kid whose house backs up to ours, the one whose father was yelling at him last week? Well, I saw him riding his bike today. I was on our front porch, reading Harry Potter (yes, still). Mom was inside cleaning and she liked me out of her way. Anyway, the kid rode by and circled back and forth, like he was waiting for me to say hello. I knew he was looking at me, but whenever I looked at him he would look away and pedal off, acting all skittish. But then he would ride back by and circle again. He has dark brown hair, kind of shaggy. He might be my age or a little older. I think he has a lip ring. I finally waved and said, “Hey.” But he got skittish again and rode away, this time for good.