Pretty Dead Girls by Monica Murphy

Author:Monica Murphy [Murphy, Monica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: sexuality, new adult, secrets, bullying, popularity, forbidden, murder mystery
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2018-01-02T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter

Twenty-Two

We head up Courtney’s long, winding driveway and Cass whistles low, shaking his head. “I know all the houses in my neighborhood are big, but Courtney’s house is—huge.”

That’s an understatement. The Jenkins house is beyond impressive. Twenty thousand square feet, so many rooms you can get lost inside trying to find your way around. They have a full-time staff that will attend to your every need, including a chef. There are two pools, a tennis court, an indoor basketball court, and a massive garden where her mother grows her grand prize–winning roses. Her mother is obsessed with roses.

Courtney says that’s because her mom is such a prickly bitch.

There are parking attendants working the party, so Cass reluctantly hands over my keys to the valet, giving me a look as he does so. “You okay with this?”

I shrug. “Do we have a choice?”

We watch my car drive away before we slowly start to approach the house, me busy Snapchatting Dani in the hopes she’ll get us in through the back door while Cass openly gawks at the beautiful landscaping.

“This place looks like a park,” he says.

“You act like you’ve never been to one of these houses up here before,” I tell him, my gaze glued to my phone.

“I haven’t,” he says. I look up at him with a frown. “What? It’s true. I don’t get out much.”

“Why?”

He shrugs. “I don’t know. Most people who live around here consider my grandma and me outcasts. They don’t always treat us that great.”

“Really? So like, your neighbors are mean to you?” I know a bunch of rich snobs live up here, but I figured they embraced everyone in the neighborhood.

“They’re not mean. They just…ignore us. It hurts Gram’s feelings.” His expression turns sad. “That’s why she doesn’t go out much.”

“That’s awful,” I murmur just as my phone buzzes with a Snapchat from Dani. I open it up to see a photo of her and Brogan Pearson, their cheeks pressed against each other’s and a giant smile on her face.

It’s captioned, Look who’s mine tonight!

Ha. Wonder if Courtney knows about this.

I send Dani a quick reply.

Me: I’m here with Cass. Will you let us in through the backyard?

She answers me immediately.

Dani: Casssss???? Wowowowowow.

I send her another message.

Me: Will you let us in?

Dani: Yeah but hurry up! I don’t want to lose Brogan.

“Let’s go.” I take Cass’s hand and lead him up the walkway until we reach the house. I avoid the front porch, which is packed with people from school, and dart around the side of the house, my fingers clutched tight around Cass’s. His hand is warm and his fingers and palm are calloused. People pass by us and I catch them looking at our linked hands. I’m sure they’ll be talking about us come Monday morning.

Great.

I see Dani bouncing around near the back door that leads to the kitchen. She’s got on a tiny floral print dress with a flouncy skirt, and every time she hops, her skirt rises higher. Brogan is right behind her, clutching a beer in his hand and tilting his head to the side.

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