needed a little break. Besides, they had an opening at the hair
salon so I took it. They’re really hard to get.”
“So I hear,” said Kate, dumbfounded. Annie had never shown the slightest interest in hair or clothes or
makeup. For a brief period after Kate’s makeover she had maintained the look, but she had pretty
quickly gone back to her usual mismatched style.
Annie put down the menu as the waitress arrived to take their orders. “I’ll have the Waldorf salad,” she
said. “And a mineral water.”
“I’d like a cheeseburger, medium well, with cheddar,” Mrs. Morgan said. “And a side of fries, please.”
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“Ugh,” Annie said, nudging Kate. “All of that fat. If I ate that it would go right to my butt.”
She laughed. Kate didn’t know what to do. Her mother was looking at Annie with a puzzled expression.
Hoping to distract her, Kate ordered. “The turkey club,” she said. “No mayo.”
The waitress collected their menus and left. As soon as she was gone, Annie leaned over and said,
“Kate, you should check out the sale at Banana Republic. They have the cutest blue dresses on sale
there. I bet Tyler would love you in one of them.”
Kate blushed. She saw her mother give Annie another look of surprise. Annie noticed it, too, and said,
“Whoops. Sorry, Mrs. M. I didn’t mean to say anything I shouldn’t.”
“It’s okay,” Mrs. Morgan said. “I’m sure you’re right, and Tyler would be nuts not to notice Kate.”
“Of course, he’s not so bad himself,” Annie said thoughtfully. “I mean, those eyes . Have you taken a
good look at them? Wow.”
Kate was really confused. What was Annie doing? She had never talked like this before, at least not to
Kate, and certainly not in front of Kate’s mother. If Kate didn’t know better, she would have sworn she
was talking to someone who just looked like Annie.
“It’s too bad we don’t have class tonight,” Annie said suddenly. “I’d love to see the reaction to my new
look.”
“Class?” Mrs. Morgan said, looking at Annie confusedly.
Annie nodded. “You know, our rit—”
She stopped as Kate kicked her under the table. What did Annie think she was doing? She knew Mrs.
Morgan didn’t know anything about the Tuesday night Wicca study group. Yet there she was, talking
about it as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
“My chemistry class,” Annie said as Kate breathed a sigh of relief. “I’m taking an advanced chem class
this summer. But we’re off tonight.”
“I think if you showed up at a chemistry class looking like that people would be very surprised indeed,”
said Kate’s mom.
“I bet you’re right,” Annie said. “Don’t you think so, Kate?”
“I know you sure surprised me ,” Kate said, hoping Annie would get her meaning.
The waitress came back with their food, and soon they were all eating. As Annie nibbled on her salad
she kept up a steady stream of conversation.
“So, what did you think of Cooper’s performance the other night?” she asked Kate.
“Performance?” Mrs. Morgan asked. “Did her band play somewhere?”
“Oh, no,” Annie told her. “Cooper did a solo thing. She performed this really wicked spoken word
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piece. People loved it.”
“She’s doing another one next Tuesday,” Kate commented, hoping she could steer Annie away from
any potentially dangerous subjects.
“What kind of pieces does she do?” asked Kate’s mother.
“It’s hard to explain,” said Annie. “You’d have to hear it. Then again, I’m not sure older people would
really get it. It’s kind of a younger generation thing.”
“Really?” Mrs. Morgan said. “I’ll be sure to wear my hearing aid.”
“Oh, I didn’t mean that you’re old or anything,” Annie replied. “I mean, you look great for someone
your
salon so I took it. They’re really hard to get.”
“So I hear,” said Kate, dumbfounded. Annie had never shown the slightest interest in hair or clothes or
makeup. For a brief period after Kate’s makeover she had maintained the look, but she had pretty
quickly gone back to her usual mismatched style.
Annie put down the menu as the waitress arrived to take their orders. “I’ll have the Waldorf salad,” she
said. “And a mineral water.”
“I’d like a cheeseburger, medium well, with cheddar,” Mrs. Morgan said. “And a side of fries, please.”
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“Ugh,” Annie said, nudging Kate. “All of that fat. If I ate that it would go right to my butt.”
She laughed. Kate didn’t know what to do. Her mother was looking at Annie with a puzzled expression.
Hoping to distract her, Kate ordered. “The turkey club,” she said. “No mayo.”
The waitress collected their menus and left. As soon as she was gone, Annie leaned over and said,
“Kate, you should check out the sale at Banana Republic. They have the cutest blue dresses on sale
there. I bet Tyler would love you in one of them.”
Kate blushed. She saw her mother give Annie another look of surprise. Annie noticed it, too, and said,
“Whoops. Sorry, Mrs. M. I didn’t mean to say anything I shouldn’t.”
“It’s okay,” Mrs. Morgan said. “I’m sure you’re right, and Tyler would be nuts not to notice Kate.”
“Of course, he’s not so bad himself,” Annie said thoughtfully. “I mean, those eyes . Have you taken a
good look at them? Wow.”
Kate was really confused. What was Annie doing? She had never talked like this before, at least not to
Kate, and certainly not in front of Kate’s mother. If Kate didn’t know better, she would have sworn she
was talking to someone who just looked like Annie.
“It’s too bad we don’t have class tonight,” Annie said suddenly. “I’d love to see the reaction to my new
look.”
“Class?” Mrs. Morgan said, looking at Annie confusedly.
Annie nodded. “You know, our rit—”
She stopped as Kate kicked her under the table. What did Annie think she was doing? She knew Mrs.
Morgan didn’t know anything about the Tuesday night Wicca study group. Yet there she was, talking
about it as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
“My chemistry class,” Annie said as Kate breathed a sigh of relief. “I’m taking an advanced chem class
this summer. But we’re off tonight.”
“I think if you showed up at a chemistry class looking like that people would be very surprised indeed,”
said Kate’s mom.
“I bet you’re right,” Annie said. “Don’t you think so, Kate?”
“I know you sure surprised me ,” Kate said, hoping Annie would get her meaning.
The waitress came back with their food, and soon they were all eating. As Annie nibbled on her salad
she kept up a steady stream of conversation.
“So, what did you think of Cooper’s performance the other night?” she asked Kate.
“Performance?” Mrs. Morgan asked. “Did her band play somewhere?”
“Oh, no,” Annie told her. “Cooper did a solo thing. She performed this really wicked spoken word
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piece. People loved it.”
“She’s doing another one next Tuesday,” Kate commented, hoping she could steer Annie away from
any potentially dangerous subjects.
“What kind of pieces does she do?” asked Kate’s mother.
“It’s hard to explain,” said Annie. “You’d have to hear it. Then again, I’m not sure older people would
really get it. It’s kind of a younger generation thing.”
“Really?” Mrs. Morgan said. “I’ll be sure to wear my hearing aid.”
“Oh, I didn’t mean that you’re old or anything,” Annie replied. “I mean, you look great for someone
your
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