Tilt by Ellen Hopkins

Author:Ellen Hopkins [Hopkins, Ellen]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781442423596
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2012-01-01T08:00:00+00:00

Even If That’s True

No one’s confessing. I call Mom,

hoping for an explanation, but all

I get is her voice mail, so I leave

a simple, “Happy birthday. Don’t

forget about the rib cook-off.”

I hope she calls back, but whatever.

We stop by Bri’s house for a few.

I want to change, says her mom,

who’s wearing workout clothes.

She eyes my short skirt. It will

probably cool off when the sun

goes down. You can borrow

a pair of Bri’s jeans if you want.

Looks like they just might fit you.

By the way, you’re looking great.

“Thanks for noticing.” I have to

admit, I like when someone notices.

Even if that person happens to be

the mom of a friend who refuses

to acknowledge the very same

thing. Maybe she’s jealous. Or

maybe she’s still a little miffed

that I told about Mikayla. When

we go to her room, she asks me,

in short little bursts, So, do you

want to borrow jeans? Sweats?

Something? Now it’s she who

is checking out the height

of my skirt on my thighs. “Nah.

That’s okay. Maybe a sweater,

just in case.” She goes to her closet,

digs through it for a sweater that

will be baggy on me. Doesn’t mean

I have to wear it. She tosses it.

“Thanks. Hey. You’re not mad

at me about anything, are you?”

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