#3 Turn Up for Real by Stephanie Perry Moore

Author:Stephanie Perry Moore
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group

A week had gone by, and I couldn’t get Avery out of my mind. He was in my dreams and my thoughts, and when I came out of the school building, he was in my reality. Or was my mind just playing tricks on me again? I blinked several times, and there he was actually standing there waving at me.

The election was getting closer, and my sisters all went with Shelby to go to my dad’s campaign headquarters. I was going home. I had a project coming up, and thanks to Ansli being on punishment because she skipped school, I had been driving her car. My dad understood that I couldn’t help because of my school work. Though I had to get my project done, Avery’s presence put it on the back burner. My sister Sloan would never be diverted from get her work done. My name wasn’t Sloan, though.

Getting close to him, I put on a poker face. I had to ignore him. He was toxic.

“You just gon’ ignore me? You see me waving. You not saying anything. You still that mad at me? Come on, I thought you’d be over it by now,” he said.

He was so fine, I wanted to pass out. I held it together, though. He couldn’t see me sweat.

“Avery, why are you here at Marks High?” I said when I touched his shoulder. I actually felt chills go through my body when I felt a muscle. “Are you getting back with Taylor or something?”

“No, I’m here because I need you.” Avery was looking deeply into my eyes.

“Excuse me?” I said, moving back from him.

“No, no, really. I mean don’t get me wrong. I’d love to have the opportunity to win you over, but I really need your help.”

“With what?” I asked.

“I’ve got to cut this demo for a friend. Your voice … I need you for background. I promise it won’t take too long.”

My dad had spies everywhere, even in the form of the principal, so if I was going to do something daring, I had to get to it. Not totally thinking through what I was agreeing to, I just said yes.

“Great! You can ride with me, and just leave your car here.”

“Uh, no,” I told him, with a big attitude and a frown. “I’ll follow you.”

“Alright,” Avery said, seeing I was serious. “I appreciate this. Really. You’ll be there an hour tops.”

“That’s all I have because I got to get home. I’ve got a big project due tomorrow, and my parents are expecting me to be home when they arrive.”

“Thank you,” he said, stroking my hand.

It took us about fifteen minutes to get to a house. I actually thought we were going to a studio, but as we were walking up to the door, Avery told me the studio was in a back room. When we arrived at the eerie house, I felt a little uncomfortable. I saw nothing but guys. And not young ones either. They all looked to be twenty and older.

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