Be Mine by James Sabrina

Author:James, Sabrina [James, Sabrina]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
ISBN: 9780545296038
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2013-03-01T05:00:00+00:00

Will and Jennifer tossed questions back and forth to each other on the drive to Claudia’s house. They knew their answers but both were aware there was more to their charade than just knowing the right answers.

“Leave most of the talking to me,” Jennifer said. “Girls are always gushing about their boyfriends. Guys usually don’t like to talk.”

“True,” Will agreed.

“A lot of it is going to be body language. Holding. Touching. Like last night.”

“Piece of cake,” Will said. “We did a pretty good job fooling Natalie and Tom.”

Jennifer knew last night had gone well. But like she told Violet, Natalie wasn’t Claudia. They were going to have to be on their guard the entire night. They couldn’t afford any slipups.

When they arrived at Claudia’s house, a line of cars was parked in the driveway, as well as double-parked in the street.

“Looks like there’s already a huge crowd,” Will said as he parked behind the last car in the driveway. He took Jennifer’s hand in his. “Ready?”

Jennifer squeezed his hand, fighting against the butterflies in her stomach. “As ready as I’ll ever be.”

“We can do this,” Will said. “We can.”

Jennifer didn’t say anything. She just nodded, wishing she had Will’s confidence.

Claudia’s entire house was lit up. It was a huge McMansion with three floors. As they approached the front door, they could hear music blasting.

“I don’t believe it,” Jennifer said as they walked inside.

The house was decorated for Valentine’s Day. There were tons of red, white, and pink balloons floating in the air. Pink and red streamers were draped around the staircase leading to the second floor and foiled hearts and cupids were pinned on the walls. But what got the most attention — and shocked Jennifer — was the huge pink banner strung across the living room that said VOTE FOR CLAUDIA AND CHASE! The flat-screen TV in the family room showed nonstop clips of Claudia and Chase, dating all the way back to freshman year, and there were poster-size photos of Claudia and Chase hanging from the ceiling of every room with invisible wire.

They had walked into a shrine devoted to Claudia and Chase.

“I feel like we’re in enemy territory,” Will whispered.

“Me too,” Jennifer whispered back as she stared into a bowl of candy hearts. She picked one up and saw it said CLAUDIA LOVES CHASE. Another said: C + C 4EVER.

“Talk about confidence,” Will said. “I guess she figures her nomination is in the bag.”

Jennifer dropped the candy heart back into the bowl. “There’s a difference between being nominated and winning.”

Will looked around the party. “So where is the Evil One?”

“Good question,” Jennifer said, wondering exactly the same thing.

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