The Ugly Stepsister Strikes Back by Sariah Wilson

Author:Sariah Wilson [Wilson, Sariah]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Contemporary, Young Adult, cookie429
Publisher: Fire & Ice Books
Published: 2012-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

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I made one more pass at the lost and found before heading to the recording studio. Did I mention that our school had everything? One of the parents had been a pop star in a former life and had gifted the studio for the kids to do music. The school also used it for the morning video announcements because it was the only completely silent place on campus.

When I arrived Jake was there, holding the door open. "Hey."

"Hey." Darn it, completely clothed. But his hair was still damp and he smelled so good—he must have taken a shower.

"Ella got a janitor to open the door because the key Angie left doesn't work. She's going to find another one."

He went inside and I came in behind him, letting the door close.

"No, wait! Grab that!"

As I explained to my mother, my reflexes were bad. I missed it and the door shut.

And locked us in.

I tried to push down on the handle. Definitely locked.

"Why would it lock on both sides like that?"

Jake grabbed the handle and twisted it, but it didn't budge. "To keep people from barging in while they're recording and ruining the sound."

"Oh." It apparently never failed—Jake showed up and I did something stupid.

I called Ella and she answered on the first ring. I explained the situation and she told me not to worry—that even though Mr. Otterson, the janitor who had opened the door in the first place, had gone home, she would find somebody else to come let us out.

I told Jake what Ella said and he sat down on the floor. "If Ella says she'll take care of it, she'll take care of it."

"That's true." There was nothing good old perfect Ella couldn't do.

We were locked together in a sound booth. Oh my Buddha, this was just like that time on Degrassi when Declan trapped Holly J. in the recording studio so he could tell her that he had fallen in love with her.

Reality, reality, I reminded myself. We were not characters on a television show. Jake didn't have some undying love for me.

But how awesome would that have been?

"What will we do to pass the time?" Jake asked in a teasing tone as I sat down next to him. "Truth or dare?"

"I don't think so, Mr. Let's Play Strip Poker."

He laughed. "Come on, we'll keep it tame. No stripping. So, truth or dare?"

What if I chose dare? What would he dare me to do? I would probably do whatever it was, especially if it involved kissing him, and would embarrass myself in the process. I liked to pretend I was brave and fearless, but right then I felt like a scared little bird. I hoped my cheeks stayed their normal color.

"Um, truth, I guess."

I felt unbalanced when he looked at me like that, with his eyes all full of intensity and interest. "You never gave me a straight answer the other day about why you're running for president."

I couldn't tell him the actual truth. That I mostly wanted to be president just to knock him off of his pedestal.

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