Forbidden Games (Forbidden Ties Series Book 2) by Branford Lauren

Author:Branford, Lauren [Branford, Lauren]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-12-09T08:00:00+00:00

How to Win

“Guess what?” Jill shrieked as walked next to me in the hall at school the next day. Class was over for the afternoon, and I had never seen her so excited. If I had closed my eyes, I would have assumed that she was Penny.

“What?” I grinned.

“I’ve decided to help you win homecoming queen!” Jill screamed.

“Thanks,” I said softly. “But, honestly, I don’t want to compete.”

“No,” she said, stopping me the path. Some students passed us and pointed at me, as if to say, that’s the random girl who got nominated. “Mairead, you have to try! It will be the biggest slap in Angie’s face when you win!”

“I’ve already slapped her in the face,” I reminded her.

“Yes, but this time it’ll be in front of the entire academy. Oh, and it’ll be less violent so you won’t get in trouble.” Penny seemed hopeful, but still, terrible doubt simmered inside of my head.

“How are we supposed to pull this off?” I asked.

“Every year, voters consist only the people who care about this crap, so they pick people like Angie and– no offense, your cousin, Cade.”

“None taken. I’m just happy that you’re admitting that this is all crap.”

“It’s complete garbage. I just believe that if we get all of the people who wouldn’t normally vote to select you and Allen, then we can make this happen.”

“Oh, I see what this is,” I said as I playfully jabbed Jill in the side. “This is just about Allen.”

“And you.”

“Right, and me, who doesn’t want to win at all.”

“Look,” Jill said as she grabbed the sides of my shoulders. “I need your help. Clearly, people know you enough to vote for you.”

“They don’t even know that I existed.”

“Then maybe it’s because of Cade. Whatever the reason, you need to stick it to Angie.”

“Stick what to Angie?” Penny asked as she walked up to us in the hallway. She seemed less energetic than usual.

“I didn’t tell you!” Jill exclaimed. “I’m helping Mairead win!”

“Great.” Penny showed no enthusiasm as she opened her locker. After grabbing some books, she stormed off down the hall.

“What’s up with her?” I asked. “It’s like you two switched personalities.”

“Don’t worry about Penny, she’s just a little jealous.”

Suddenly, I remembered how badly Penny wanted to be homecoming queen. I felt like I had done something wrong. Before I could wallow in my newfound pain, I looked over to see one of Angie’s friends smiling as she walked down the hallway. I recognized her as the tallest of the group. Her body was so thin that it made her head appear gigantic and bobbing. The massive amount of hair coming from her scalp added to the look.

“Oh no!” Jill said in a wave of panic. “I just thought of something terrible.”

“What?” I asked her while still fixated on Angie’s friend who was now sifting through her open locker.

“Wouldn’t it be awful if you won and not Allen?”

“What do you mean?”

“As in, you’d be homecoming queen alongside your own cousin.”

Suddenly, my palms became clammy.

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