Pants On Fire by Cabot Meg

Author:Cabot, Meg [Cabot, Meg]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Humor, Young Adult, Romance, Chick-Lit, Contemporary
ISBN: 0060880155
Publisher: HarperTeen
Published: 2007-04-30T23:00:00+00:00

Pants On Fire

Twelve

So. It had happened at last. Liams taunt, with which hed been teasing me for years, was finally coming true.

I should have realized what was going on a long time ago. It all made perfect sense. The fact that I was going out with the hottest, most popular guy in schoolyet making out, behind his back, with another guy.

The fact that I couldnt bring myself to decide which of these guys I liked better, because the truth was, I didnt like either of them all that much, except to make out with.

The fact that I had lied about it to both of themand my best friend, and all of their friends, and my parents, and myself, tooso many times, I couldnt even figure out anymore who Id told what when about whom.

It had been there all the time, the plain, simple truth. Liam had been the only one ever to accuse me of it to my face:

Liar, liar, pants on fire.

It was true. Im a liar. And I cant stop thinking about boys.

I knew Mr. Gatch was right, and that I had to tell him. Tommy, I mean. Even though I was convinced he was up to no goodand the fact that Id seen him in Mr. Gatchs office just proved it. Whatever the two of them were cooking up together, you could bet that nothing good was going to come out of it. At least, nothing good for Katie Ellison.

And yetcould I really stand by and let that gorgeous face get bashed in?

No. I couldnt.

Which I will admit makes me insufferably weak. But is that really such a surprise? That Im weak, I mean? I make out with guys behind emergency generators . What else is someone going to call me? Besides a tease, which Sidney already told me Im in danger of becoming if I dont start putting out. As if I care.

I tried to stop myself, though. I took my time about changing clothes when I got home. I checked my e-mail. I flipped through the new Us Weekly . I played around with my makeup. I made and ate a tuna fish sandwich. I waited until the absolute last minute until I had to leave the house, or be late for work, then looked up the number to Tommys grandparents house and dialed it.

Tommys grandmother answered.

Hi, Mrs. Sullivan, I said in the chipperest voice I could manage. Its Katherine Ellison, Tommys old friend from school?

There was a pause, during which, no doubt, Tommys grandmother thought about the way I had left her grandson out to dry after hed done the right thing and stepped forward about what he knew concerning the Quahogs.

Then Mrs. Sullivan said, Oh, Katie! Hello! How are you? I saw that lovely picture you took of Mrs. Hinkley at her great-granddaughters christening last spring. You are so talented!

Um, I said. Thanks, Mrs. Sullivan. Im looking for Tommy. Is he there?

Oh, no, dear, Mrs. Sullivan said. Im afraid hes out and about.

Oh, I said.

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