Turn It Up by Melanie Spring

Author:Melanie Spring
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction / Girls & Women, Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / Adolescence, Juvenile Fiction / Sports & Recreation / General
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 2014-05-19T16:00:00+00:00

Do u have a min to Skype? It’s important.

Devin typed back:

Sure, give me a sec. I’ll Skype u, okay?

“It’s Josh,” Devin announced to her mother. “He says it’s important. Would it be okay if I, um—” She glanced in the direction of her room.

“Sure, honey. Skype away. I can finish getting dinner on the table,” Mrs. Isle offered. “Pesto sauce, right? And a spinach salad?”

“Yup. There’s dressing in the fridge. Thanks, Mom!”

As Devin hurried to her room, she wondered what was up with Josh. They already had a Skype date set for tomorrow night. What could be so important that it couldn’t wait until then?

She got to her desk and booted up her outdated laptop. A few minutes later, Josh’s image came to life on the screen. He sat on the edge of his bed strumming his guitar. He wore white board shorts, a tie-dyed T-shirt, and an orange-and-black San Francisco Giants cap. A hot-pink feather boa was draped around his neck.

The boa made no sense. Neither did the baseball cap, since Josh hated organized sports. Neither did his room—which, from what Devin could see, was way cleaner than usual. His bed was made, and the floor was immaculate. Weird.

Devin smiled and waved. “Hey, Josh.”

“Hey there, Devin Isle! I really missed your smile!” Josh sang.

Devin laughed. “You singing the Sunday night blues?”

“I’ve got the Sunday night blues… and I can’t think of a word that rhymes with bluuues,” Josh sang. He stopped strumming and set his guitar down on the bed. “Lame. So how’s your Sunday going?”

“Oh, you know. Practice was insane. It’s getting so close to Nationals, and everyone’s, like, totally on edge. Afterward, some of us went over to Emily’s to help prep for the fashion show.” Devin leaned forward. “So, um… what’s up? You said it was important. And what’s with the feather boa?”

“What? Oh, yeah. I borrowed it from Josie,” Josh replied, referring to his three-year-old sister. “I have to bring in a bunch of props for English tomorrow. Mr. Ferguson’s making us break up into groups and act out scenes from this play called Blithe Spirit. I’m the medium.”

“The medium what?”

“You know… a medium. As in, psychic? Clairvoyant? Person who can look into the crystal ball and tell the future?”

“Oh, that kind of medium.”

“Yeah.” Josh unraveled the boa from his neck and let it flutter to the floor. “So…” He seemed to be struggling for words; Devin knew he was usually much more comfortable singing than speaking. “I’m not sure where to start,” he said finally.

“Just spit it out,” Devin told him.

“Okay. Here goes. I haven’t been the most awesome boyfriend to you lately. And it’s my fault,” Josh began.

“What do you mean?” Devin said, surprised.

“You’ve probably noticed that I’ve been kind of distracted, right? The thing is… I haven’t been completely honest with you.”

Devin’s green eyes widened. Was Josh giving her the opening she needed to be able to come clean with him, too? “Really? Because I haven’t been completely honest with you, either,” she said nervously.

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