Me After You by Mindy Hayes

Author:Mindy Hayes [Hayes, Mindy]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, azw3
Published: 2013-11-17T18:30:00+00:00

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Alix and I walk up the steps to Janna’s house, and I’m positive someone vomited Halloween all over it. Orange and black lights decorate all the trees and bushes. Carved pumpkins line the walkway. Ghost and witch cutouts dot the lawn and peek out from behind fake rickety fences. A tall coffin leans against the corner of the entrance with Dracula inside, blood dripping from the corner of his mouth. It’s all very cliché and so Janna.

“You’re not allowed to leave my side tonight. Not like Sole Fest. And I swear if I catch a glimpse of Dean, I’m out of here. No buts about it.”

“Okay, fun sucker.” She rolls her eyes.

“Say that ten times fast. I doubt you’ll come up with the words you intended on saying.”

The front door swings open, and we’re met with high-pitched squealing. Janna stands there in a skanky bunny outfit with her hands wildly waving in the air.

“You guys!” She surges forward and grabs Alix and me in an overwhelmingly snug hug. “I’m so glad you two came! It feels like high school all over again! Gang’s all here!” she squeals again.

My ears are bleeding.

“Hey, Janna,” we say in unison.

Janna grabs my shoulders. “Sawyer, you’re simple and gorgeous as always. Cat. So classic.”

Alix wanted us to relive the Spice Girl days, but I managed to convince her that a black cat was much more age-appropriate. Or rather, I told her it was cat or nothing. I wore black leggings and a black tee with black ears. She dotted my nose with a black marker and painted whiskers on my cheeks. Then she proceeded to tell me I had to wear black high heels and keep my hair down so she could curl the ends. It completes the ensemble. Whatever that means. I’m a freaking cat.

“And Alix, Rosie the Riveter. So you! I swear you girls haven’t changed a bit!”

I’m about to tell Alix I’m out when Janna finally invites us in. “There’s drinks and snacks in the kitchen and games going on in every room. I think there’s poker and ping-pong, and I know a bunch of the guys started a game of pool in the basement. Dance party is in the living room. So, fan out and have fun! If you need anything, let me know!”

Janna is right. It does feel like we’re in high school all over again, and I’m not a fan.

“There’s a reason Janna throws parties and we don’t,” I mumble.

“I forgot how over the top she can be,” Alix whispers back. “But we don’t have to hang out with her all night. Let’s go get a drink.”

I nod.

I hadn’t realized the town still consisted of all these people. We weave through bodies mingling and dancing. There has to be at least a hundred people in this house. Some I recognize from high school, but some must be from the town over.

Once we grab our drinks, we head for the living room. A couple of people acknowledge me with a

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