The Secret Life of a Teenage Siren by WENDY TOLIVER

Author:WENDY TOLIVER
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: SOC035000
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Published: 2007-07-15T00:00:00+00:00

She snorts. “As if.”

“You could’ve at least responded to my text message this morning,” I say, squeezing in beside her to check my hair. Oh, right. Perfect as usual.

“I didn’t get it,” she says through clamped lips.

I catch her eye in the mirror. “Of course not.”

“No, seriously. I didn’t get it.” She sighs. “My mom won’t pay my cell phone bill till I get a job.”

She digs a piece of gum out of her Kate Spade knockoff and flicks it into her mouth. Without offering me any.

“Why are you so mad at me?” I ask.

“You want the abridged version?”

I shrug. “I’m all ears.”

Natalie holds up a finger. “First of all, you totally sold me out at that party. You acted all embarrassed to be associated with the likes of me. That makes you a two-faced bitch, my dear.” She gives me a second to process her slam before holding up a second finger. “Two, you’re a liar. And that’s even worse, in my book. It’s hard to be friends with a liar.”

Oh no! Does she know about the Siren thing? My pulse races. Calm down, Roxy. There’s no way she could know. “What are you talking about? I haven’t lied to you!”

“Well, if you’re not hanging out with the Proud Crowd, why did Eva let you wear her hair clip? And is that Eva’s dress, too? She doesn’t even loan her new clothes to Amber.”

I’m so stunned, I don’t know what to say. She really thinks I’m in tight with Eva. Which, if you think about it, is kind of funny. But even if it were true, why’s Natalie so pissed about it? She can’t tell me that if Eva offered her a chance to borrow something from her closet, she’d turn it down.

Natalie pops her gum and reaches out to touch the silky fabric. “Jaded’s fall collection, am I right? It’s the one on Lucky’s ‘Must Have’ list.” She swings the door open and, before stomping out, glowers at me over her shoulder. “Not that you would know.”

Alone in the bathroom, I whisper at the closed door, “Well, if you were just a tad more civil to me, you could’ve come over to my house and seen the new fall collection up close and personal.” But even though my words are all tough and bitchy, I’m miserable. I miss Natalie in a big way.

I turn to look at my reflection in the mirror—something I do a lot these days. Behind all the beauty, is the old Roxy in there somewhere? The one who deserved to be best friends with Natalie O’Brien?

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