Ambition by Kate Brian
Author:Kate Brian
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
THANK NOELLE
I had to focus on the task at hand. Focus. Not on Josh, not on Noelle, not on the Cheyenne investigation. On the fund-raiser. Focus on the fund-raiser. It was about all I could do to keep myself sane.
So after English lit class on Tuesday, Sabine and I speed-walked to lunch to go over our short list of theme ideas, which we had narrowed down at the meeting the night before. By the end of the day I was going to make a decision. By the end of the day something was going to be set in stone.
We grabbed sandwiches and bottled water and got to our table before any of the other Billings Girls arrived. In fact, the place was as still as the library. Only a few of the faculty and some of the foreign exchange studentsâwho always seemed to arrive early to everythingâwere present, and their conversations were whispered, hushed.
âI think âindulgenceâ is a perfect theme,â Sabine whispered as we sat down. âAll those ideas London had about serving only sweets and champagne and having private massage rooms and cashmere blankets on every seat as favorsâit sounded divine.â
âI like it too, but it might be too expensive to pull off. Itâll all depend on whether or not the Twin Cities can really get all that stuff for free or at cost,â I replied, opening my notebook to the theme list. âWhat about the green theme? The environment is so trendy right now and weââ
âLadies! Iâve got it!â
I stopped talking as the door to the dining hall flew open and Noelle made her announcement. She strode over to our table, her cheeks flushed from the cold, tugging her camel-colored suede gloves from her fingers. Tiffany, London, Vienna, Portia, and Shelby were at her heels, looking like very excited ladies-in-waiting.
âYouâve got what?â I asked, looking up at Noelle as she paused at the end of the table.
âThe most perfect fund-raiser idea ever!â She shrugged her thick hair off her shoulders and spread her fingers wide. âWe are going to make so much money for this school, the Crom will not only leave Billings alone, heâll bow down to us for the rest of our scholastic lives.â
I glanced warily at Sabine, whose expression had turned hard and cold. No surprise there. I was sure she saw this as yet another attempt by Noelle to seize control of Billings. But even if I did feel a twinge of foreboding myself, I had to ignore it. I owed Noelle that much, after last nightâs conversation. Besides, I was kind of psyched to hear about this plan of hers. In my experience Noelleâs plans were generally fabulous.
âDonât keep us in suspense,â I prompted.
âRight. So we have the big, extravagant dinner for the per-plate donation we talked about, but we also offer a special platinum ticket,â Noelle said, pulling a chair over to sit at the head of the table.
âAnd what do they get with a platinum ticket?â I asked.
âPatience, Reed. I was getting to that,â Noelle said with a condescending smile.
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