Donut Go Breaking My Heart by Suzanne Nelson

Author:Suzanne Nelson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2017-05-20T16:00:00+00:00

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By the time I got to school, I was exhausted enough to feel like the entire day should already be over. Or the entire week, for that matter. After explaining (over and over and over again) to Mom and Dad how a harmless photo had spurred a media feeding frenzy, I’d escaped our apartment building miraculously unnoticed and unphotographed. I thought the worst of it was behind me and started to smile when I found Cabe waiting for me at my locker. Then I saw his grim expression, and my stomach sank.

“I should never have come with you yesterday,” he said flatly. He ran a hand through his already-tousled hair. “This is the sort of thing that happens.”

“It’s crazy. There were reporters camped outside my door this morning—”

“What?” His eyes narrowed. “Did you talk to them? Because if you told them something was going on between us—”

“I didn’t say a word!” I blushed with a combination of embarrassment and anger, then gestured to my outfit. “I didn’t even leave the house until I made sure no one would recognize me.” I glared at him as my head spun. “What do you think, that I wanted them taking more pictures?”

He stared at me suspiciously. “Maybe. For all I know, you could’ve planted that photographer in the donut shop.”

I gaped at him. “I thought you’d know by now that I wouldn’t do something like that.” I grabbed my books out of my locker, suddenly wanting to be at my desk in first period with nothing more to worry about than my morning math quiz. “I don’t even like posing for my yearbook pictures!”

“How do I know whether to believe you or not? You could be lying.”

I gritted my teeth. That was the last straw. “I. Don’t. Lie.” I hoisted my bag onto my shoulder. “You know what? I hate that this is happening, because hanging out with you yesterday was … was fun.” I swallowed, not quite believing I’d just admitted that. Then my mouth opened again, giving me another shock. “I thought maybe you had fun, too, but I guess I was wrong.”

With my face burning and my heart racing, I turned on my heel and walked away. I was so busy fuming that I didn’t hear Kiri calling my name until I nearly slammed into her. She took one look at my face and dragged me into the girls’ bathroom.

“Start talking,” she said, and that was all it took for me to spill every horrific detail of the morning so far. When I’d finished, she shook her head. “I was afraid this might happen after yesterday.”

I sighed. “I can’t believe Cabe’s accusing me of staging the whole thing. It’s like he doesn’t know me at all.”

“Well, does he?” Kiri dabbed on some lip gloss. “He only just met you a couple of weeks ago. He probably doesn’t have a clue who he can trust here.”

“We’re supposed to shoot the next scene for Donut Go Breaking My Heart after school today.

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