The Jerk Magnet by Melody Carlson

Author:Melody Carlson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: JUV033200, JUV033220, JUV033240, Beauty, Personal—Fiction, Interpersonal relations—Fiction, Self-perception—Fiction, High schools—Fiction, Schools—Fiction, Christian life—Fiction, Family life—California—Fiction, Remarriage—Fiction, California—Fiction
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group

On Friday, Janelle and Chelsea went back-to-school shopping. The plan had been for Mrs. Parker to drive them, but at the last minute, Grayson stepped in and offered, explaining that he still needed to pick up a few things to take with him to college.

“He’s just driving us because of you,” Janelle whispered to Chelsea as they walked out to Janelle’s mom’s car. “He’ll probably ask you to sit in front with him too.” She made a disgusted face.

Chelsea shrugged. “So what do you want me to do about it?”

“We’ll both just sit in back, okay?”

“Okay.”

Janelle giggled. “We’ll pretend Grayson’s our chauffeur. That’ll show him.”

So when Grayson casually offered Chelsea the front seat, Janelle pulled her into the backseat. Calling her brother “James,” Janelle commanded him like he was her personal servant, telling him what to do and how to get them to their destination. Grayson was actually a pretty good sport about it.

“Thank you, James,” Janelle said as he pulled in front of the store. “But don’t expect a bonus for today’s driving performance.”

“No problem,” Grayson teased back. “I’ll just drop you girls off here, and hopefully you can find another way to get home.”

“You do that and I’ll call Mom,” Janelle threatened.

“Just kidding.” Grayson held up his hands.

“We’ll call you when we’re ready to go,” Janelle said as they got out.

“And just maybe I’ll come and get you. That is, if I’m ready,” he called through his open window.

“Thanks for the ride.” Chelsea smiled at him. “For the record, I thought your driving skills were well above average.”

He thanked her with a lopsided grin. “Maybe while I’m away at college, you can teach my sister some manners.”

“I heard that, Grayson.”

“Good.” He nodded. “Take a hint.”

Chelsea waved to him as she followed Janelle into the store. Last night Dad had informed her that a new shipment had come on Wednesday and that it had taken all of Thursday to get it put out. He’d also said that as long as she was discreet about it and handled the transaction herself, it would be okay for Janelle to get a few things on the employee discount.

They headed straight for the junior section, and remembering how Kate had perused the designer racks first, Chelsea made an attempt to imitate her. When she found something good, she’d take it over and hold it up in front of a full-length mirror. “This is the first step to shopping,” she told Janelle. “You try to see if it even looks good on you. That way you don’t waste time trying something on that’s really not you.”

“That makes sense.” Janelle nodded. “See, you’re better at this than you thought.”

With that encouragement, Chelsea tried to remember more of the shopping tips that Kate had taught her. The more she shared, the more her confidence grew. After they had both found a number of items and were in the dressing rooms trying things on, Chelsea heard a phone ringing in Janelle’s changing room.

“Oh, Chase,” Janelle said. “What’s up?” She listened for a bit, then called over to Chelsea.

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