All That and a Bag of Chips by Amber Garza

Author:Amber Garza [Garza, Amber]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Goodreads: 40528477
Published: 2018-06-12T23:00:00+00:00

“Nick’s going to die when he sees you in this dress!” Brooke squealed, fluffing my hair, which was already fluffier than I liked. Brooke had sprayed so much hairspray in my hair I worried I’d never be able to brush through it again.

Glancing down, I cringed. My 2018 self wouldn’t be caught dead in this shiny pink dress with the puffy sleeves. But apparently it was all the rage in 1993. Brooke, Melody and Katie all had a different variation of it. Basically, we were all wearing the same dress in different colors. If Ava and I saw a group going to homecoming like this, we’d probably snap a pic and caption it #twinning.

Brooke shoved a tube of lip-gloss in my hand. “Put this on. The boys should be here any minute.”

As I obediently slathered some on, Melody and Katie squealed and jumped up and down.

“Tonight’s gonna be hella tight!” Melody said.

“Totally!” Katie agreed.

I assumed “hella tight” was the equivalent of “lit.”

“Guys are here!” Brooke hollered, after peering out the window.

My stomach fluttered as we all filed out of Brooke’s room and headed down the hallway. Smoothing down my dress, I prayed Brooke was right about Nick liking it. When I fantasized about going to prom with him, it was always in some cute, flirty cocktail dress with my hair sleek and my makeup on point. Not in a bright pink, loud dress with over-hair sprayed hair and bright shimmery lips and eyes.

We rounded the corner, and my stomach rolled. Was it too late to back out? My hands filled with sweat, and I wiped them on my dress.

Nick came into view, standing with his buddies. He wore a black tux and held a pink corsage in his hand. I guess the guy’s style hadn’t changed much over the years.

Brooke, Melody and Katie raced to their dates, and I stepped up to Nick, my heart hammering loudly in my ears. He looked me up and down, his eyes widening.

“You look amazing,” he murmured, taking me in his arms.

My pulse quickened. I melted into him.

Drawing back, he held out the corsage. After wrapping it around my wrist, Brooke’s Mom called us over for pictures. We took so many my cheeks hurt from smiling. And the worst part was that I had no idea if they were any good since I had to wait for her to have them developed. So bizarre.

Finally, the limo arrived and we headed toward the school.

It was surreal pulling into the school parking lot in a limo with Brooke and Nick, and the entire popular crowd. Last year I hadn’t even gone to homecoming. Ava and I had hung out at my house watching movies and gorging out on popcorn and candy. At the memory I felt a twinge of something – regret, longing, sadness.

Nick reached over, his fingers threading through mine, and all thoughts of Ava flew out the window. When I glanced over at him, he winked, and my insides turned to jelly.

I agreed with Melody.

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