Faking 19 by Alyson Noël

Author:Alyson Noël
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780312336332
Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing Group

Chapter 19

I’m walking through the quad looking at my watch trying to figure out what class I should be heading to when M runs up and goes, “Is that my dress?”

I look down at the clothes I wore last night and just shrug and say, “Yeah, I guess it is.”

“Are you okay?” she asks. “ ’Cause you don’t look so great.”

“Thanks,” I say and head for my locker.

“So, what happened?”

She’s walking alongside me, giving me a concerned look. I think about the Iguana Man, and Connor dumping me, and the bus ride, and the fact that I’m still a little pissed at her for ditching me, but I just say, “I cut.” Then I focus on spinning the lock, trying to remember my combination.

She doesn’t say anything but I can hear the disapproval in her breath. Then she goes, “Remember when you told me how my mom was in my room Sunday night, you know, answering my phone and stuff?”

“Yeah.” I close my locker and I start walking toward class. It’s eleven o’clock, time for Economics, which I think I already had a real-life lesson in this morning.

“Well, shit, I think she found my stash.”

“Your what?” I turn and look at her.

“My stash. You know some blunts and stuff that I had hidden in there.”

I don’t even know what to say to her. I can’t believe she’s doing drugs. I mean, sometimes I feel like I don’t even know her.

“Hello? Did you hear me? Anyway, I’m kind of freakin’ here. I don’t know what to do.”

“Are they your drugs?” I stop in the middle of the hall and stare at her.

“Yeah, it’s all mine. And shit, I’m totally screwed.”

“What kind of drugs did you have?” I ask.

“Shhh!” She looks around nervously then whispers, “Just pot and some X that Trevor and I were gonna do this weekend.”

“Jeez, M, what are you doing with that stuff?”

“God, what is this? What are you, a cop?”

I don’t say anything. I can’t believe she’s that far gone.

“Hel-lo?”

“Whatever.” I start walking toward class.

“Okay, look. I told you, I’m freaking out.”

“Well, what makes you think she found them?”

“Well, this morning I went to wear those JP Todd driving mocs? You know the ones I wear with my jeans and stuff? Well anyway, they’re gone. I think my mom borrowed them. She booked herself in at some spa for the week and apparently she took those shoes with her, and unfortunately they’re the ones I had my stash in.”

“You hide your stash in your shoes?”

“I have immaculate feet.”

“Why would you put it there? You know your mom’s always taking your stuff.”

“Because I didn’t think she’d want to wear those. Shit!”

“Well, don’t you think if she’d found it she’d cancel her plans and stay home to ask you about it?”

“My mom? Let a little parental responsibility get in the way of a massage and a Botox injection? I don’t think so.” She shakes her head.

“Well, when is she coming back?” I ask.

“Not until Sunday.”

“So, at least you’ve got the rest of the week to figure a way out of it.

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