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conceive of a Shawnee Mission High student who wouldn’t welcome them at their lunch table. How embarrassing that I’d been like them not so long ago.
“I nearly fell asleep during English class. What about you, Skylar?” Jodi unscrewed the cap on her juice bottle. “ Wuthering Heights is, like, so boring.”
“You think anything that’s not People magazine is boring,” Eli said.
Jodi giggled and elbowed him in the ribs. “Shut up. I do not.”
John took the seat next to Connor. Great. We had a full invasion on our hands. I inched closer to Connor.
“I hate that blonde cashier,” John said, his tray clattering to the table. “She always gives me attitude.”
“You think everyone gives you attitude,” Jodi said.
“You think everyone gives “Well, she really does.”
Eli nodded at Jodi. “She does. I’ve seen it firsthand.”
I glanced at Connor and found him already looking at me, an amused smile tugging at the corners of his mouth. Beneath the table, he pressed his knee against mine. We’re in this together , he seemed to say.
Alexis had already set her tray on the other side of John when she spotted me. “Oh.” She blinked her heavily shadowed eyes. “Hi.”
My smile might not have been friendly, but at least I smiled. “Hey.”
She pressed her freshly painted lips into a line as she took a seat.
“Where’s Lisa?” Jodi asked, pretending not to notice the tension between us.
Alexis made her characteristic humph . “Probably harassing one of the cafeteria workers about the lack of nonfat salad dressings.”
Jodi and I weren’t the only friends who’d broken up last semester. Alexis and Lisa used to be the perfect picture of bff, but all that changed when Alexis started dating John on the sly. Lisa and John had been together off and on since junior year.
Yes, the time had definitely come for us all to part ways. Our clique, formed freshman year, had become far too incestuous.
Jodi popped a potato chip into her mouth. “It’s good to be health conscious. I probably should be.”
I glanced at Eli, half hoping he wouldn’t take the bait.
But Eli had perfected the art of being a boyfriend. Except when it came to lusting after his girlfriend’s best friend. “What are you talking about?” He pinched Jodi’s skinny side. “What you should do is go back for another bag of chips. You’re too skinny.”
Jodi flushed, clearly pleased.
“You’re, like, the perfect size,” Alexis added. Suck-up. “Lisa, on the other hand—”
“Oh, knock it off.” John sounded disgusted. “There’s nothing wrong with the way Lisa looks.”
Alexis’s lips puckered, but of course she’d invited the opportunity for John’s comment.
Ah . . . how nice not to belong to this group, to no longer base my self-worth on their opinions. Good thing too, because judging by Alexis’s cold gaze, she didn’t think much of me.
Lisa slid into the remaining seat beside me and smiled. “Well, look at this. We’re all back together.”
This earned me another glare from Alexis, though this one also seemed to be for Lisa.
Lisa didn’t appear to notice. She’d probably gotten used to it by now. “So, I hate that blonde cashier.”
John laughed. “She’s horrible, isn’t she?”
“I feel sorry for her,” Lisa said, chomping into a carrot. “Putting out such a rotten vibe? She’s gonna have horrible karma.”
John responded with an enthusiastic nod.
Even with Alexis’s rude behavior, I kinda felt sorry for her. Sure, she shouldn’t have dated John in the first place, and yeah, she’d been giving me the evil eye ever since Jodi and I fell apart. But I knew how much it sucked to watch your boyfriend flirt with another girl. Even if he did it unintentionally.
Connor nudged me. “Jodi asked how Abbie’s doing.”
I glanced across the table and found a polite smile pasted on Jodi’s face. “Sorry. She’s doing fine.”
“Connor said she’s having a girl. Is she excited?”
I
“I nearly fell asleep during English class. What about you, Skylar?” Jodi unscrewed the cap on her juice bottle. “ Wuthering Heights is, like, so boring.”
“You think anything that’s not People magazine is boring,” Eli said.
Jodi giggled and elbowed him in the ribs. “Shut up. I do not.”
John took the seat next to Connor. Great. We had a full invasion on our hands. I inched closer to Connor.
“I hate that blonde cashier,” John said, his tray clattering to the table. “She always gives me attitude.”
“You think everyone gives you attitude,” Jodi said.
“You think everyone gives “Well, she really does.”
Eli nodded at Jodi. “She does. I’ve seen it firsthand.”
I glanced at Connor and found him already looking at me, an amused smile tugging at the corners of his mouth. Beneath the table, he pressed his knee against mine. We’re in this together , he seemed to say.
Alexis had already set her tray on the other side of John when she spotted me. “Oh.” She blinked her heavily shadowed eyes. “Hi.”
My smile might not have been friendly, but at least I smiled. “Hey.”
She pressed her freshly painted lips into a line as she took a seat.
“Where’s Lisa?” Jodi asked, pretending not to notice the tension between us.
Alexis made her characteristic humph . “Probably harassing one of the cafeteria workers about the lack of nonfat salad dressings.”
Jodi and I weren’t the only friends who’d broken up last semester. Alexis and Lisa used to be the perfect picture of bff, but all that changed when Alexis started dating John on the sly. Lisa and John had been together off and on since junior year.
Yes, the time had definitely come for us all to part ways. Our clique, formed freshman year, had become far too incestuous.
Jodi popped a potato chip into her mouth. “It’s good to be health conscious. I probably should be.”
I glanced at Eli, half hoping he wouldn’t take the bait.
But Eli had perfected the art of being a boyfriend. Except when it came to lusting after his girlfriend’s best friend. “What are you talking about?” He pinched Jodi’s skinny side. “What you should do is go back for another bag of chips. You’re too skinny.”
Jodi flushed, clearly pleased.
“You’re, like, the perfect size,” Alexis added. Suck-up. “Lisa, on the other hand—”
“Oh, knock it off.” John sounded disgusted. “There’s nothing wrong with the way Lisa looks.”
Alexis’s lips puckered, but of course she’d invited the opportunity for John’s comment.
Ah . . . how nice not to belong to this group, to no longer base my self-worth on their opinions. Good thing too, because judging by Alexis’s cold gaze, she didn’t think much of me.
Lisa slid into the remaining seat beside me and smiled. “Well, look at this. We’re all back together.”
This earned me another glare from Alexis, though this one also seemed to be for Lisa.
Lisa didn’t appear to notice. She’d probably gotten used to it by now. “So, I hate that blonde cashier.”
John laughed. “She’s horrible, isn’t she?”
“I feel sorry for her,” Lisa said, chomping into a carrot. “Putting out such a rotten vibe? She’s gonna have horrible karma.”
John responded with an enthusiastic nod.
Even with Alexis’s rude behavior, I kinda felt sorry for her. Sure, she shouldn’t have dated John in the first place, and yeah, she’d been giving me the evil eye ever since Jodi and I fell apart. But I knew how much it sucked to watch your boyfriend flirt with another girl. Even if he did it unintentionally.
Connor nudged me. “Jodi asked how Abbie’s doing.”
I glanced across the table and found a polite smile pasted on Jodi’s face. “Sorry. She’s doing fine.”
“Connor said she’s having a girl. Is she excited?”
I
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