My Cosplay Escape by Amy Trent

Author:Amy Trent [Trent, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781952443794
Publisher: Grace Burrowes Publishing

I wake up as the sun dips down into the Pacific, the last little piece of it flashing green. My dad claimed Grandma went blind because she watched the sunset every day, looking for the green flash. My eyes are so puffy, it’s hard to see. I squint as my mind reboots. My eyes land on a flat-screen TV, and I bolt upright. I’m on Adam’s couch. I’m at his place. I…

“Hey,” Adam says. “I was just about to run out to pick up dinner. You want anything special?”

“Life Savers,” I say without thinking.

The corner of Adam’s mouth twitches up. “Come again?”

“Could you get me a tube of the green, minty Life Savers?”

“Yeah, back in a few.” Adam grabs his keys. “Don’t go anywhere?”

I shake my head. The minute I hear his car start, I lunge for my bag. I phone Gwen. Pick up. Pick up.

“As I live and breathe,” she says in greeting. “Is this my long-lost friend Saire? I thought you got trapped in the internet and were reduced to just phantom texts that periodically came through at odd hours.”

“I need your help, Gwen. I’m in deep.” My voice is enough to rattle even the most unflappable of friends.

“What’s going on?” Gwen asks. All business. That’s why I called her.

As fast as I possibly can, I explain the triggering text from Brent, and Adam coming to my rescue, and the fact that in less than an hour, I have to be cosplaying. “Or it’s all over. He’s going to put it all together.”

“Holy cabooses. Just tell him the truth,” Gwen says.

“Are you kidding? After all the sobbing and snot and—”

“Yeah, okay. Take a shower and then tell him the truth. Wet hair and tears—every man’s kryptonite.”

I take a deep breath and squeeze my swollen eyes shut. “I need you to cover for me.”

“You need me to what now?” Gwen demands.

I squeeze my aching forehead. This is a bad idea, but when has that stopped me? “My mom is out tonight at dinner, and then she has book club. I need you to go over there, grab my other catsuit, and cover my shift for me. Please, Gwen! I’ve already told Adam the most pathetic aspect of my life today. I really don’t want to hash out the runner-up territory. Please, I’m begging you.”

I hear Gwen take a deep breath. “This is a bad idea.”

“I know.”

“I’m only doing this once.”

“I know.”

“What time do I need to be there?”

“Quarter to seven. The costume is in the suitcase under my bed. The spare key is under the red flowerpot.” I finger the fringe of one of the couch pillows.

Gwen groans. “You’re going to owe me your life for this one.”

“I know.”

“Breakfast at the very least.”

“We’ll meet up for omelets, and I’ll debrief you just as soon as this is all over.” Although, by the way my heart is racing, it’s hard to believe that this will ever be over.

“Okay,” she says. “How’s the other part? You doing okay?”

“No.”

“Take a shower. Trust me.

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