Choosing Sides by Alex Morgan

Author:Alex Morgan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Chapter Nine

“We have to go back to that ice cream place again,” Jessi remarked as we walked to our lunch table the next day in school. “I am obsessed with their salted caramel swirl.”

I made a face. “Not a fan of the salty ice cream,” I said. “But the banana was awesome.”

We sat down and were unpacking our lunches when Emma walked up. Actually, she stomped up, with an angry look on her face. She slammed her lunchbox onto the table.

“Emma, what is wrong?” I asked.

“Zoe,” she replied. “I am so mad at her!”

Just then Zoe approached, and Emma glared at her. Zoe put her head down and started to walk to a different table. Emma ran up to her and blocked her path.

“Where were you last night?” Emma asked. “You said your sister Jayne was dropping you off at the concert. But you never showed up!”

Zoe had three older sisters: Jayne, Yvette, and Opal. Jayne had her own car and drove Zoe around sometimes.

“I tried to tell you I didn’t want to go, but you wouldn’t listen,” Zoe protested.

“But you were excited when my mom got us the tickets!” Emma countered.

Emma was talking really loudly, and some of the kids sitting nearby had stopped talking to listen.

“That was months ago,” Zoe said. “I don’t care about him anymore. I told you that.”

Emma folded her arms across her chest. “So where did you go? When I called your house looking for you, your mom thought you were with me.”

“That’s exactly why I should be mad at you,” Zoe said. “My mom freaked out when you called. Now I’m grounded for a month!”

“You still haven’t told me where you went,” Emma said.

“That’s none of your business,” Zoe replied.

Emma’s face turned red. “None of my business?” Her voice was a shrill shriek.

Jessi jumped up. “Time to intervene,” she said, and I followed her lead. She walked up to Zoe and pulled her away, and I grabbed Emma by the arm and pulled her back to the table.

“I can’t believe her!” Emma said. “We’re supposed to be best friends, and she ditches me. And when I ask her why, she says it’s none of my business.”

“Yeah, that’s rough,” I agreed.

Emma looked at me. “So you’re on my side, then, Devin? You know I’m right.”

I panicked. I didn’t know what to say to Emma, because I thought Zoe had a point too. She’d been trying to tell Emma for a while now that she wasn’t into Brady McCoy. I’d heard her start many times.

“Well . . . ,” I began, but then I was interrupted by a tap on my shoulder. I turned to see Grace and Megan.

“Devin, did you know that the Roses beat the Panthers yesterday?” Grace asked.

I felt my face flush. “Well . . .” That was becoming my favorite word.

“We thought so,” Megan said. “Thanks a lot.”

“Thanks for what?” I asked. “It’s not like I was on the field with them!”

But they both turned and walked away without another word. I sat down and put my face in my hands, groaning.

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