Pumpkin Spice Up Your Life by Suzanne Nelson

Author:Suzanne Nelson [Nelson, Suzanne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2020-11-14T16:00:00+00:00

My clunky, mistake-riddled practicing (and Maestro Claudio’s disgruntled tsking as he listened from his office) over the next half hour did nothing to improve my mood. I’d grown accustomed to the maestro’s taskmaster attitude over the last three years. I even considered his tough standard a challenge I could rise to. To earn his stern nod of approval after a particularly inspired rehearsal made me happy. There was no nod from him today, though, only a fretful scowl as he poked his head in to check on me.

What Maestro Claudio didn’t know was that, whenever I drew the bow across the strings, Daniel’s face appeared before my eyes. And then—even worse—Kiya’s face appeared beside his, closing in for a kiss. After nearly launching my bow across the room, I gave up entirely and packed up my cello. I was about to leave when the sound of voices in the hallway caught my attention.

I cautiously peered around the doorway to see Kiya and Graham standing in the hall together.

“I’ve been wanting to talk to you,” Kiya was saying to him. She twirled a lock of her hair slowly around her finger, glancing up at Graham with wide, sparkling eyes and a flirty smile.

“Then I guess this is my lucky day,” Graham said.

“Would you like to go see the Big Pumpkin Blaze with me?” She asked the question without so much as a single falter, and I found myself admiring her bravery. “Maybe sometime this weekend? I haven’t been yet. I know it’s sort of a touristy thing to do, but it sounds really cool.”

He grinned. “It is cool, until you go a hundred times. After that, it’s sort of like, been there, done that.” He laughed. “But sure, I’ll go with you. I’m glad you asked.”

“Well, you dropped enough clues that you’re interested, so …” Her smile broadened.

Omigod. I clenched my fists, remembering what Kiya had said earlier about thinking the surprise gifts she’d been getting were from Graham. She still thought he was her secret admirer! I glanced at Graham, thinking that he’d surely understand and tell her that the gifts weren’t from him.

For a millisecond, Graham’s expression blanked, but he recovered smoothly. “Yeah, I was hoping you’d figure it out sooner or later. I thought we had a moment in the coffee shop the other day.”

I leaned against the wall, my thoughts reeling. Here Graham was thinking he’d won Kiya over with his good looks and charm, and Kiya was thinking he’d just confessed to being her secret admirer. What a disaster!

“Hey, there’s a party at Liam’s house tonight,” Graham added. “We could go to the Blaze for about an hour or so, and then go to the party.”

“Perfect,” I heard Kiya say, and then the bell rang. I waited out of sight in the music room while they exchanged phone numbers, and then slowly made my way down the hallway, stunned, panicked, and relieved all at once.

Kiya and Graham had a date. This made me happy, but also—oh no—made me feel terrible for Daniel.

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