Reckless by Cecily von Ziegesar

Author:Cecily von Ziegesar [ZIEGESAR, CECILY VON]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: JUV039020
ISBN: 9780316041942
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 2008-08-01T04:00:00+00:00

17

A WAVERLY OWL KNOWS WHEN TO CONFIDE IN HER ROOMMATE AND WHEN TO KEEP QUIET.

On the second-floor landing, Jenny pressed her body against the wall to allow Celine Colista and Verena Arneval, who shared a room down the hall in Dumbarton 309, to pass. Verena, who Jenny had never seen in anything other than elegant dresses and heels, was looking like a club girl in a pair of skintight black leather pants and a white tuxedo-inspired Badgley Mischka halter top, and Celine, who loved anything formfitting, looked classy in a turquoise long-sleeved, off-the-shoulder blouson dress and a pair of off-white ballet flats.

“Hey, Jenny! You look great in my dress,” Verena cried as she and Celine flew down the stairs in a fit of giggles. “But you're going the wrong way! The party's in the lounge!”

Jenny wasn't used to wearing a strapless dress—she thought they'd just slide down below her boobs, exposing their enormousness to the world. But she'd splurged last week on an expensive strapless bustier bra that promised to lift up as it squeezed in, and it actually seemed to work. She even felt kind of sexy. “Just, um, gotta brush my teeth.” Jenny smiled awkwardly at the two girls, who disappeared down the stairs with their tan arms playfully linked.

Suddenly Jenny missed having Brett as a roommate, and she missed even more being on friendly terms with Callie. Not that they'd ever exactly been there. From the very beginning, Callie had merely tolerated her until suddenly she became useful, and only then was she half nice to her. But Jenny didn't care—she knew Callie wasn't really as cold as Tinsley, and she felt like they might have ended up being really good friends if the Easy thing hadn't come between them. Was it completely naive to think that Callie would eventually get over that?

Back in her room, Jenny felt even lonelier—and the room wasn't even empty. Callie was standing in front of the mirror, applying mascara. A pair of Rock & Republic jeans hung loosely around her hips, as if she hadn't been able to find anyone with clothes small enough to fit her, and though they bagged a little around her nonexistent butt, she looked fabulous. On top, she wore a sheer white cami with tiny pink rosebuds from Betsey Johnson, and her newly short hair was pulled back into two stubby pigtails.

Callie turned around, the open mascara wand in her hand. Her eyes were lined thick olive, and her lips were covered with clear gloss. She looked like the epitome of the California girl—thin, natural, and playful. She'd never looked prettier.

Callie smiled nervously at Jenny. “I'm not, like, insane for wearing jeans, am I?” She fumbled with the zipper, making sure it was flat. “I know everyone's wearing, like, evening gowns and looking fabulous … like you do,” she added. “But I tried these on from this girl Ashleigh? Down the hall? And they just felt so good.” She paused to catch her breath.

Whoa, Jenny thought. I guess after being silent for so long, Callie finally bad something to say.

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