All Night Long by Kate William

Author:Kate William [William, Kate]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781559050043
Publisher: Grey Castle Press
Published: 1989-11-15T00:00:00+00:00

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CHAPTER 8

"Maybe it's not as bad as you think," Enid said sympathetically. She yanked a paper towel from the dispenser in the girls' room and wet it in the sink before handing it to Liz.

"It's worse!" Elizabeth dabbed at her swollen red eyes with the towel. "I was so upset I could hardly think straight. I know I flunked."

The second version of the test had probably been no harder than the one Elizabeth had taken

earlier, even though the questions were worded differently. But as far as Elizabeth was

concerned, it might as

well have been written in Greek. The words swam about on the page, blurred by her

uncontrollable tears. No matter how hard she tried to concentrate, all she could think about was Todd and his ire toward Jessica. Not to mention the closed-off expression on his face right before he'd walked away. It was almost as if he didn't care at all. As if walking away from her was the easiest thing in the world.

This time around, she had been the last one in the classroom to hand in her answer sheet. As she fled the room, Mr. Russo called out Jessica's name, but she pretended not to hear. If she'd

stopped and turned around right then, her chem teacher would have been greeted with the sight

of her blubbering red face, and that wouldn't have been good for either of them.

"I totally screwed up everything," Elizabeth said with a sniffle.

"Oh, please. It's not like this is all your fault," Enid replied. "You did have help."

Enid didn't name names, but her meaning was clear: if it weren't for Jessica, Elizabeth wouldn't be in the second-floor girls' room right now crying. Liz, however, didn't call her on it. She had already

fought with Todd over Jessica that day. She didn't want to fight with Enid, too.

She took a deep breath and looked at her reflection in the mirror. Her face was all blotchy and pink, and the lip gloss and blush she had applied in Jessica's room that morning were completely gone.

"Look at me," she said, sniffling again. "I'm a total mess."

"Now, that I won't disagree with," Enid said as she offered Liz a dry towel.

Elizabeth snorted a laugh. "Thanks a lot."

"Hey! You're laughing! There's hope!" Enid said with a smile. She dug in her bag and offered Liz some lip gloss and a brush. "Here. Fix yourself up and you'll feel better."

Elizabeth did as she was told, sweeping her hair into a ponytail and taking a few more deep

breaths. Soon her skin started to return to its normal hue, even if her eyes did still look sad and tired.

"See? It's not the end of the world," Enid said, patting Liz on the back.

"No. But it is the end of Todd and me." Elizabeth was barely able to croak out the words. "And it's the end of next summer, too. If Jessica doesn't pass, it's going to totally suck."

"Look at it this way," Enid said, lifting one shoulder. "She has a better shot of passing with you taking the test for her than she would have if she'd taken it herself.

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