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hours.”
“NO WAY!”
“I heard that too,” Kristen said.
“Ehmagod, that
can't
be good for your reputation.” Alicia twisted open her bottle of Perrier and the whole thing fizzed over and soaked her California rolls.
“Great, thanks a lot,” Alicia said to a stranger at the table behind her.
“How is that my fault?” the girl said.
Alicia didn't respond.
“Did you tell everyone Hope was lying?” Massie asked Dylan.
“I was about to, but the teacher walked in.”
Massie's head started to spin. The sound of everyone talking in the Café suddenly seemed too loud to bear and the dirt smell of the grilling veggie burgers made her want to puke.
She took a deep breath and let it out slowly. She waited for the panic to pass before she spoke.
“If Hope and the other LBRs are saying I've been talking to them on the phone, people might think I
like
them. I'll be ruined.”
“That is brutal,” Kristen said. “How did they get your number?”
Massie had a hunch but was interrupted before she could answer.
“Can I talk to you for a minute?” Claire asked. She was wearing a faded Good Charlotte concert tee and a loose patchy jean skirt. Both were obviously borrowed from Layne.
“Go ahead,” Massie said.
“I mean in private,” Claire said.
“She's gonna tell us everything you say, so you might as well just talk to her here,” Dylan said.
“Fine.” Claire pushed her bangs to the side of her forehead and tried to tuck them behind her ear, but they weren't quite long enough to make it. “I thought we were going to wear the same costumes tonight.”
“We are.” Massie's voice was flat and impatient.
“Yeah, but now I can't wear mine because all the boys will think I went home after school and copied you,” Claire explained.
“Believe me, none of the boys will be giving you or your costume a second thought tonight,” Massie said. “Besides, how are they going to know what we wore to school today?”
“Supposedly everyone at Briarwood has already heard about your sexy costumes,” Claire said. “The boys have been talking about them all day.”
“Really?” Massie's face lit up. She forgot all about the Losers Beyond Repair for a second.
“Why didn't you tell me you were going to wear your costumes today?” Claire asked. Her voice trembled. “I could have worn mine too.”
Massie stood up and placed her hands on her hips.
“Normally I would make up an excuse so I wouldn't have to tell you straight to your face that I never wanted you to be a part of our costumes. But since you decided to put my cell phone number on every loser's invitation in the greater New York area, I'm not going to bother,” Massie said. “Who cares what our mothers say at this point? The party is a done deal. Go be Elmo or whatever it was you were going to be and leave me alone.”
Claire opened her mouth like she was about to say something big, but before anything came out, she took off. Massie saw Layne get up from her seat by the bathrooms and chase after her. Massie secretly hoped Claire wouldn't tell on her, but she was too mad at the moment to try and stop her.
“To the Dirty Devils,” Massie said, raising her glass of lemon water.
“To the Dirty Devils,” they all repeated back.
OCTAVIAN COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
NURSE ADELE'S OFFICE
8:42 AM
October 31st
Claire burst through the door of Nurse Adele's office. She turned to her whenever she needed a sympathetic ear at school.
“Claire, is someone after you?” Adele asked.
Claire wanted to laugh, but she was too distraught.
“You know how you told me to stand up to Massie?” Claire said. “Well, I did.”
“And?” Adele said.
“Let's just say she was taller,” Claire said.
“What happened?” Adele asked.
“It's nothing. Just a little confusion over a costume. I really just came to say hi and wish you a happy Halloween.” Claire knew she had started this fight with Massie by giving her phone number to the LBRs, but she was too
“NO WAY!”
“I heard that too,” Kristen said.
“Ehmagod, that
can't
be good for your reputation.” Alicia twisted open her bottle of Perrier and the whole thing fizzed over and soaked her California rolls.
“Great, thanks a lot,” Alicia said to a stranger at the table behind her.
“How is that my fault?” the girl said.
Alicia didn't respond.
“Did you tell everyone Hope was lying?” Massie asked Dylan.
“I was about to, but the teacher walked in.”
Massie's head started to spin. The sound of everyone talking in the Café suddenly seemed too loud to bear and the dirt smell of the grilling veggie burgers made her want to puke.
She took a deep breath and let it out slowly. She waited for the panic to pass before she spoke.
“If Hope and the other LBRs are saying I've been talking to them on the phone, people might think I
like
them. I'll be ruined.”
“That is brutal,” Kristen said. “How did they get your number?”
Massie had a hunch but was interrupted before she could answer.
“Can I talk to you for a minute?” Claire asked. She was wearing a faded Good Charlotte concert tee and a loose patchy jean skirt. Both were obviously borrowed from Layne.
“Go ahead,” Massie said.
“I mean in private,” Claire said.
“She's gonna tell us everything you say, so you might as well just talk to her here,” Dylan said.
“Fine.” Claire pushed her bangs to the side of her forehead and tried to tuck them behind her ear, but they weren't quite long enough to make it. “I thought we were going to wear the same costumes tonight.”
“We are.” Massie's voice was flat and impatient.
“Yeah, but now I can't wear mine because all the boys will think I went home after school and copied you,” Claire explained.
“Believe me, none of the boys will be giving you or your costume a second thought tonight,” Massie said. “Besides, how are they going to know what we wore to school today?”
“Supposedly everyone at Briarwood has already heard about your sexy costumes,” Claire said. “The boys have been talking about them all day.”
“Really?” Massie's face lit up. She forgot all about the Losers Beyond Repair for a second.
“Why didn't you tell me you were going to wear your costumes today?” Claire asked. Her voice trembled. “I could have worn mine too.”
Massie stood up and placed her hands on her hips.
“Normally I would make up an excuse so I wouldn't have to tell you straight to your face that I never wanted you to be a part of our costumes. But since you decided to put my cell phone number on every loser's invitation in the greater New York area, I'm not going to bother,” Massie said. “Who cares what our mothers say at this point? The party is a done deal. Go be Elmo or whatever it was you were going to be and leave me alone.”
Claire opened her mouth like she was about to say something big, but before anything came out, she took off. Massie saw Layne get up from her seat by the bathrooms and chase after her. Massie secretly hoped Claire wouldn't tell on her, but she was too mad at the moment to try and stop her.
“To the Dirty Devils,” Massie said, raising her glass of lemon water.
“To the Dirty Devils,” they all repeated back.
OCTAVIAN COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
NURSE ADELE'S OFFICE
8:42 AM
October 31st
Claire burst through the door of Nurse Adele's office. She turned to her whenever she needed a sympathetic ear at school.
“Claire, is someone after you?” Adele asked.
Claire wanted to laugh, but she was too distraught.
“You know how you told me to stand up to Massie?” Claire said. “Well, I did.”
“And?” Adele said.
“Let's just say she was taller,” Claire said.
“What happened?” Adele asked.
“It's nothing. Just a little confusion over a costume. I really just came to say hi and wish you a happy Halloween.” Claire knew she had started this fight with Massie by giving her phone number to the LBRs, but she was too
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