holiday spirit of things, I said no problem.
I talked to Mom once. She called after lunch to tell me sheâd be home at four and to make sure Iâd made lunch.
Iâve talked to Sophie five times, which is how many times it took for us to decide what weâre each wearing to Kaitlinâs party tonight. In my case, itâs a minidress with wedges, and Sophie is wearing a miniskirt with a cropped sweater and boots.
And I talked to Leo once to give him the address of Kaitlinâs party so he can meet me there. Iâm going to walk to Gagaâs to get Sophie, and then weâre walking together to Kaitlinâs house, which is just a few blocks from where Gaga lives.
Finally itâs party time, and Iâm off! (As in, off to the party, versus off the phone. But Iâm that too.)
Still Pre-Party
Iâm not off just yet.
I was about to leave when Dad saw my outfit (which Iâd spent the better part of my day planning) and stopped me.
âNot so fast!â he said. âYou canât go out in those shoes. Youâll freeze.â
âDad, itâs 40 degrees, which makes it physically impossible to freeze, and Iâll be inside most of the night.â Dad wasnât convinced, so now Iâm wearing a minidress and boots. As I said before, Iâm off! But this time I mean it.
Post-Party
A lot to write about
Itâs New Yearâs Day, so HAPPY NEW YEAR! Sophie slept over after the party and she just left, so I feel like I should write about last night and finish the year out before I start writing about the new one.
Kaitlin decorated her house with tons of black, gold, and sparkly New Yearâs Eve stuff she bought. Her brother and dad hung twinkly lights in the trees in the backyard, and her mom made amazing food. Her brotherâs best friend was the DJ and played great music. Everyone was dancing, and it was really fun.
Iâd been a little worried all day about Leo, but he had a great time too. Heâs not a great dancerâactually, heâs pretty badâbut he gets an A for effort, and he looked like he was having fun when we danced.
We spent a lot of time just hanging out with my friends, especially Billy and Sophie. They were asking Leo all about going to college. I could tell he felt good that they thought it was cool heâs smart enough to be going at sixteen.
As it got closer to midnight, Kaitlin was giving out hats and shakers and blowers and glow sticks. When the clock struck twelve, everyone was screaming and going crazy. I had a blower, which I blew into Leoâs face. âHappy New Year!â I said.
Leo laughed and took the blower out of my mouth. He had a New Years hat on that he put on my head and said, âHappy New Year, April!â
Then he leaned over and kissed me. I was surprised heâd kissed me at the party, and I looked at him to see if I could figure out what he was thinking. It was hard to read his expression, and it would have been weird to just stand there looking at him, so I looked around the room.
I guess part of me was looking to see if anyone had been watching us. The party was packed with people, and I donât really think anyone cared what Leo and I were doing. But as I looked, I saw Sophie, who was standing next to Billy, turn and kiss him on the lips. It wasnât a quick kiss like the one Leo gave me. And Billy kissed her back. And unfortunately, I wasnât the only one who saw it.
I looked at Emily and Vanessa, who were standing nearby, and I saw that they were watching too. Vanessa saw me watching her, and made a face like what sheâd just witnessed wasnât something that should have happened. Then she leaned over and whispered something to Emily, who turned and looked at me.
I looked at Brynn, who was standing next to Vanessa and Emily. Her back was turned to Billy and Sophie, so I knew she hadnât seen the kiss. But I also knew that she would definitely hear about it from
I talked to Mom once. She called after lunch to tell me sheâd be home at four and to make sure Iâd made lunch.
Iâve talked to Sophie five times, which is how many times it took for us to decide what weâre each wearing to Kaitlinâs party tonight. In my case, itâs a minidress with wedges, and Sophie is wearing a miniskirt with a cropped sweater and boots.
And I talked to Leo once to give him the address of Kaitlinâs party so he can meet me there. Iâm going to walk to Gagaâs to get Sophie, and then weâre walking together to Kaitlinâs house, which is just a few blocks from where Gaga lives.
Finally itâs party time, and Iâm off! (As in, off to the party, versus off the phone. But Iâm that too.)
Still Pre-Party
Iâm not off just yet.
I was about to leave when Dad saw my outfit (which Iâd spent the better part of my day planning) and stopped me.
âNot so fast!â he said. âYou canât go out in those shoes. Youâll freeze.â
âDad, itâs 40 degrees, which makes it physically impossible to freeze, and Iâll be inside most of the night.â Dad wasnât convinced, so now Iâm wearing a minidress and boots. As I said before, Iâm off! But this time I mean it.
Post-Party
A lot to write about
Itâs New Yearâs Day, so HAPPY NEW YEAR! Sophie slept over after the party and she just left, so I feel like I should write about last night and finish the year out before I start writing about the new one.
Kaitlin decorated her house with tons of black, gold, and sparkly New Yearâs Eve stuff she bought. Her brother and dad hung twinkly lights in the trees in the backyard, and her mom made amazing food. Her brotherâs best friend was the DJ and played great music. Everyone was dancing, and it was really fun.
Iâd been a little worried all day about Leo, but he had a great time too. Heâs not a great dancerâactually, heâs pretty badâbut he gets an A for effort, and he looked like he was having fun when we danced.
We spent a lot of time just hanging out with my friends, especially Billy and Sophie. They were asking Leo all about going to college. I could tell he felt good that they thought it was cool heâs smart enough to be going at sixteen.
As it got closer to midnight, Kaitlin was giving out hats and shakers and blowers and glow sticks. When the clock struck twelve, everyone was screaming and going crazy. I had a blower, which I blew into Leoâs face. âHappy New Year!â I said.
Leo laughed and took the blower out of my mouth. He had a New Years hat on that he put on my head and said, âHappy New Year, April!â
Then he leaned over and kissed me. I was surprised heâd kissed me at the party, and I looked at him to see if I could figure out what he was thinking. It was hard to read his expression, and it would have been weird to just stand there looking at him, so I looked around the room.
I guess part of me was looking to see if anyone had been watching us. The party was packed with people, and I donât really think anyone cared what Leo and I were doing. But as I looked, I saw Sophie, who was standing next to Billy, turn and kiss him on the lips. It wasnât a quick kiss like the one Leo gave me. And Billy kissed her back. And unfortunately, I wasnât the only one who saw it.
I looked at Emily and Vanessa, who were standing nearby, and I saw that they were watching too. Vanessa saw me watching her, and made a face like what sheâd just witnessed wasnât something that should have happened. Then she leaned over and whispered something to Emily, who turned and looked at me.
I looked at Brynn, who was standing next to Vanessa and Emily. Her back was turned to Billy and Sophie, so I knew she hadnât seen the kiss. But I also knew that she would definitely hear about it from
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