Famous in a Small Town by Emma Mills

Author:Emma Mills
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)

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We reconvened at Teen Zone 2 after rehearsal.

I stopped at home to drop off my clarinet and hung around waiting for Flora, but she texted me saying to go on ahead. When I arrived, everyone else was there, including August, who was settling on the couch as Brit fussed with the laptop set up on the Ping-Pong table.

“We’re watching a movie,” she announced. “I already picked for us.”

“How gracious of you,” I said.

“I do what I can.”

We had just settled in and started the movie when everyone’s phones buzzed. A message from Flora:

Sorry, still held up at home, be there soon!!!

“What is it?” August said.

“Flora’s on her way,” I replied. We were a few minutes back into the film when I said, “We should add you to the group chat. Then you’ll get everyone’s messages too.”

Brit raised her eyebrows. “You want to add him to WWYSE?”

“Why not?” I could hear her voice at the party some weeks back: So we’re officially adopting him now?

“WWYSE is a commitment,” Brit said. “It’s forever.”

“Forever?” August repeated.

“It’s just a group chat,” I said.

“Excuse me, it is not just a group chat. When someone asks where you’ll spend eternity, you are contractually obligated to respond.”

“Is there paperwork?” August asked.

“Soph, I love you, but we’re not adding some … passing crush to the group,” Brit said.

“He’s not—you’re not—” I squeezed my eyes shut briefly, breathed through my nose.

“Rage headache?” Terrance’s voice.

“Brit headache.”

“Same thing.”

Three phones dinged.

I checked mine—a message from Brit.

If he’s in the chat, we can’t talk about your M A J O R B O N E R for him.

“Brit. Come on.”

“Say it in the chat, that’s what it’s there for,” she replied.

I hate you.

OPPOSITES, she replied, followed by a string of hearts.

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