Nerve by Jeanne Ryan

Author:Jeanne Ryan [Ryan, Jeanne]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Tags: General Fiction
ISBN: 9780803738324
Google: NwBJEFH8Yj0C
Amazon: B007FEPPB8
Barnesnoble: B007FEPPB8
Goodreads: 15821705
Publisher: DIAL
Published: 2012-09-01T04:00:00+00:00

ten

“Just take me home, please.” Hoping to prevent a meltdown, at least until I get home, I force myself to think about a time when I didn’t completely suck—like when my design for a reusable prom dress won a silver ribbon in the Fashion High contest. Sydney beamed with pride that day and made me promise to design her wedding dress when the time came. However, this line of thinking only reminds me that even in my element, I’m second place—never, ever the star. And that Syd’s been the loyal one, not me. Now Ian’s seen me for what I am: a nothing-special wannabe who orbits in Sydney’s mega-wattage. Not that she or anyone else will want to be my friend after tonight.

Ian leans in so closely, I feel his breath on my ear. Those perfect lips whisper, “Seriously, check this out.”

I uncover my eyes to find his phone in front of me, playing a montage of the dares we’ve endured tonight, along with a banner that says: LOOK WHO WE WANT FOR THE GRAND PRIZE DARES!

Ian’s eyes are bright. “They’re in Seattle. If I complete them, I’ll win my own car and a huge credit for gas, enough to go anywhere.”

“Where do you want to visit so bad?”

He swallows. “It’s about the ability to leave. The freedom.”

“What do they want you to do for the car? Bungee jump without a cord?”

He laughs. “That’s my girl.”

His girl? And how can he find anything about me amusing? “I’m serious. The dares must be impossible.”

He shrugs. “We’ll find out soon enough. Check your phone and see what your grand prize would be.”

“Who cares?”

He smiles slowly. “You do.”

I close my eyes. He’s right. Despite my newfound hatred for the game, I’m curious. All night, NERVE has dangled the things I want most. What do they think will entice me after the disaster of a dare with Sydney? A fake passport along with foreign language CDs and matching currency?

“I’ll check what they’re offering if you start driving to the bowling alley. I’m already going to be late.”

He drives while I check my phone. When I read the message, all my blood rushes downward.

My voice is faint. “Oh my God. They can’t be serious.”

“You know they can. You saw the video of that winner who got to fly with the Blue Angels.”

I swallow. There’s no trace of the lump in my throat that was there a minute ago, because my despair has been obliterated by shock. “A full ride to fashion school.”

“Sweet.”

Another text comes in. My voice trembles as I read it aloud:

YOU’VE SHOWN YOU MAKE A GREAT TEAM. READY TO GO FOR ALL OR NOTHING? HERE’S THE DARE:

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