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something the day before about wanting a pink dress but she couldn’t remember why. Half the time, she tuned Claudia out, which was risky, since you didn’t want Claudia to think you weren’t hanging on to her every word. Natalie decided to take a chance. “Pink? How come?”
    â€œPink is the perfect color for Valentine’s Day.”
    â€œDon’t mention that day to me,” Eden moaned as she took a bite of her grilled cheese sandwich.
    Claudia turned to Natalie. “What’s wrong with her?”
    Eden pushed away her sandwich. “In case you’ve forgotten, I’ve been dumped!”
    Claudia opened a bag of barbecue potato chips. “Are you still boo-hooing over it? Please! It’s time to move on!”
    â€œClaudia!” Natalie exclaimed, putting an arm around Eden and giving her a hug. “Can’t you be more sensitive? Eden’s hurting.”
    â€œAnd whose fault is that?” Claudia bit into a potato chip and started crunching. “Are you going to mope around because Keith broke your heart? He’s not worth it. That’s why you have to come shopping with me this afternoon.”
    â€œI do?” Eden asked.
    Claudia nodded wisely. “The best revenge is looking hot. Plus, it’ll help you find a new boyfriend.”
    â€œI’m through with dating,” Eden vowed.
    Claudia laughed. “You say that now. But you’ll go running the next time a hunky jock flexes his muscles at you. Wait and see.”
    Eden stared at Claudia in disbelief. “Are you saying I’m superficial? That I only care about what a guy looks like?”
    Claudia began counting off on her fingers. “Let’s see. Keith was on the basketball team. Luther was on the baseball team. Malcolm was on the football team. What did they all have in common? Muscles, muscles, and more muscles.”
    â€œThat’s not my fault,” Eden snapped. “I’m a cheerleader! We ride the same bus with the guys to the games. It’s how we got to know each other.”
    â€œEnough with the jocks!” Claudia exclaimed, opening a bottle of peach Snapple and taking a sip. “You need to start looking elsewhere for dating material. The mall is the perfect place!”
    â€œYou have a point,” Eden grudgingly agreed. “But I can’t go today.”
    â€œHow come?”
    â€œI rescheduled my tutoring session with Dexter for after school.”
    Claudia turned to Natalie. “I guess it’s just you and me.”
    Natalie shook her head. “I can’t go either.”
    Claudia pouted. “Why not?”
    â€œI promised my neighbor Lisa that I’d babysit Bonnie.”
    â€œUgh! How can you stand being around that rug rat again? My ears are still ringing from all that wailing she did yesterday afternoon.”
    â€œIt didn’t last very long.” Of course, that was because of Leo. Natalie hoped that Bonnie didn’t decide to throw another tantrum once her mother left the house.
    As if reading her mind, Claudia said, “Better remember to bring a set of earplugs.”
    Jennifer was busy working on her Most Romantic Couple essay when a voice asked, “Is this seat taken?”
    She looked up and saw Will standing above her with a lunch tray.
    â€œWhat do you want?” she asked in surprise.
    â€œIs that any way to greet your boyfriend?” Will scolded as he slid into the seat opposite Jennifer and unwrapped a ham-and-cheese hero. “Don’t you think we should be seen having lunch together? After all, we are dating.”
    Jennifer leaned across the table. “Go away! I don’t want anyone to know about us until Saturday night.”
    Will took a bite of his hero and started talking with his mouth full. “Why’s that?”
    Jennifer peered over Will’s shoulder and across the cafeteria to the table where Claudia was sitting with her back to them. “I want the