One of the Guys by Lisa Aldin

Author:Lisa Aldin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: One of the Guys
ISBN: urn:ean:9781939392633
Publisher: Spencer Hill Contemporary
Published: 2014-06-28T16:00:00+00:00

Monday at school, Winston girls actually say hello to me. They ask how I’m doing. I get invited to some parties. Suddenly, I’m known. I am no longer New Girl with the romantic name. I’m a powerful business woman. I’m a woman with connections.

I’ve decided to give Cowboy some space for now, but I still don’t know what happened on his fake date. I haven’t heard from Carrie though, so I assume things were at the very least satisfactory. I’m running late this morning so by the time I stop at my locker, the hallway is almost empty. As the last bell rings, I curse and start jogging. Suddenly, the bathroom door swings open. I startle and drop my books.

A black high heel steps on my French book as I reach to pick it up, pinning it to the floor. I’m surprised to see Carrie Sanders staring down at me. Her silky black hair falls into her face. The weird thing is she’s not smiling.

“Can we talk?” She doesn’t move her heel from my book.

I stand, dread creeping in. My heart is already pounding. “What’s up?”

“I want my money back,” she spits, pressing her books to her chest. Her face is filled with fury.

I blink a few times. “Cowboy said the date went great.”

“Your weird friend made things worse.” She rolls her eyes. “My sister is never going to let me live this down.”

“First of all, he’s not weird,” I reply, trying to keep my cool. “Second of all, what happened?”

“You know, I didn’t ask for much.” She digs her heel into my book. “A boy who didn’t swear. A boy who would answer some simple questions. A boy who would pretend to be George. But George talks. Your guy spoke eleven words all night! I counted! And one of those was shit.”

I groan. “Um…” I don’t know what to say. I knew something was off with Cowboy, but I chose to leave it alone. “What were the other ten words?”

Carrie glares. “I. Am. Not. Really. George. My. Name. Is. Justin. Sorry.”

I lean back like the wind just got knocked out of me. “Oh.”

“Yeah,” she hisses. “Oh.”

“I’m sorry,” I stammer. “Full refund. Of course.”

My cheeks burn from embarrassment as Carrie follows me to my locker. I pop it open and dig through my bag for the cash. Cowboy must’ve been too paralyzed to text Emma or I for help because he never did. Foolishly, I thought that had been a good sign. I thought he had everything under control. Why did I let him go on that stupid date?

Carrie tucks the cash I give her into her sock and says, “You must think we’re just pathetic girls with too much money, huh?”

Before I can respond, she walks away, her black heels clicking against the floor. I stand there a moment, shaking. And here I thought I might be accepted by these girls. I’m the pathetic one.

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