Belle of the Brawl by Lisi Harrison

Author:Lisi Harrison [HARRISON, LISI]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Tags: JUV023000
ISBN: 9780316121682
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 2010-10-05T04:00:00+00:00

When Charlie and Allie reached the bottom of the tree, Allie was surprised to see Mel leaning against the gnarled trunk, checking his aPod. He wore his Alphas blazer over a lemon-yellow button-down, khaki shorts, and flip-flops, and his white-blond hair almost glowed in the dappled, leaf-speckled shade of the tree. Not that Allie cared. She was too busy working out the details of her pooch ploy to worry about faux-flirting her way into Mel’s heart.

“Hey Mel,” Charlie said, doing a terrible job of feigning surprise. “Are you here to see Darwin?”

“Not exactly,” Mel said, his chiseled cheeks lifting in a smile as he aimed his lavender eyes straight at Allie.

Allie smiled back at him, but her legs itched to catch up with Darwin. She stuck her hands in the pockets of her pleated mini and cleared her throat. Her eyes shot from Charlie to Mel and back again. Both of them looked at her expectantly.

“Well, nice seeing you,” she finally said, giving Mel a tight smile. “Gotta run!”

“Maybe Mel should walk you to acting class,” Charlie suggested a little too eagerly.

“Sure, I could do that,” Mel said, nodding. “It’s kind of on my way.”

“Nah.” Allie shook her head. “I have a monologue to memorize. Gotta do it solo, of course! Bye!”

Without waiting for a reply, Allie whirled around on the toe of her gladiator sandal and took off, power-walking down the path and not looking back. Charlie was wrong—faking an interest in Mel wasn’t where Allie’s acting talents were needed. She took a breath of the heavy jungle air and moved her focus back to Operation Puppy Love.

Inspiration! Or was it motivation? Allie couldn’t remember what actors said. She smiled to herself as she walked, realizing that it didn’t matter—she had them both.

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