Playing with Fire by Ficklin Sherry D

Author:Ficklin, Sherry D. [Ficklin, Sherry D.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9781634221207
Publisher: Clean Teen Publishing
Published: 2015-10-27T07:00:00+00:00

To say that Kayla is surprised by my invitation to go dress shopping would be an understatement. Her eyes go wide, her pale cheeks flush, and I realize that I may not be the only one attending a dance for the first time.

Despite the ever-present zombie threat, I have to admit I’m a little excited to do a formal dress-up thing. Though I’ll never admit it out loud, the idea of doing the slow-motion walk down the stairs to greet my date, who would be dumbstruck by my beauty, hits all the girlie places deep inside me. For that, I blame John Hughes and his string of wildly cheesy 1980’s movies playing in an endless cycle on cable TV.

Kayla agrees eagerly, touting her own need to find a gown. Apparently, black taffeta is hard to find. She suggests a trip to Charlotte the following afternoon and I’m immediately on board. Not only will the getaway be nice, but it’ll give me a chance to ask her about Bianca, who is the only person besides myself I know to be capable of the hack that took down the squadron.

“We can leave after school and make an evening of it,” she suggests.

“Sounds great. I just have to clear it with my dad,” I say, dropping her and Derek off at her place.

“See if you can find me a black ascot while you’re out, okay?” Derek says before they are out of earshot.

At first, I think he’s joking, but then, maybe not. I wonder what his idea of Goth formal would look like and I snicker to myself, betting he’ll show up looking like Gary Oldman in Dracula.

Grabbing my cell from my pocket before I pull away, I dial Oliver.

“Hello?” he answers, winded.

I wonder what he was doing. Surely practice hasn’t started yet? “Hey, it’s Farris.”

He sounds surprised. “Oh. Hey. Didn’t recognize your number. What’s up?”

“Are you running?” I ask, checking over my shoulder as I pull out onto the street.

“Forgot my notebook in the classroom. Had to run back for it before practice. And now I’m heading to the gym.”

“Oh. I was actually looking for Georgia. Can I get her number?”

“Uh, yeah. Actually, wait. She’s right here; I’ll just give her to you.”

“Hello?” Her sweet voice cracks through the speaker.

“Hey, it’s Farris. So, Kayla and I are going dress shopping in Raleigh tomorrow after school and I was wondering if you wanted to go? I know you’re going with your other friends already, but…”

I bite my lip. Truthfully, I have no experience with the whole dress-shopping thing and I need someone there who will know what to choose. If I just go with Kayla, I’ll have fun, but I’ll probably end up looking like a burlesque pinup girl. Plus, this might be a good opportunity to begin merging my friend groups, breaking through those social barriers.

“Yeah, that sounds like fun. I’ll probably get my dress tonight, but I could help you pick something out,” she offers.

“Great, we’ll leave right from the school, okay?”

“Sounds good.

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