Scripted by Maya Rock

Author:Maya Rock
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Penguin Group, USA
Published: 2015-01-15T16:00:00+00:00

Before we walk through the revolving doors into Delton’s, Selwyn pauses to look at me. “Nettie, are you sure this is okay? Do you have enough money?”

“I have enough,” I say. I scratch behind my ear, and she smiles knowingly.

“Plus ten,” she murmurs, pushing on the glass door, and we walk onto Delton’s marble floors, dodging perfume sprayers in the cosmetics section as we make our way to the escalators, headed toward the juniors section, third floor of five. I raise my head and gaze at the immense glass dome that caps the building, making it one of the highest buildings on the island. This is the first time I’ve felt like I belong at Delton’s.

It’s fun to shop with enough money to buy what I actually want. Selwyn takes charge, selecting outfits for me, giving me a thumbs-up or thumbs-down when I model her selections.

I take a break in the shoe department while she promenades, showing off sparkly stilettos. “What do you think? Imagine these with jeans at the Flower Festival. Like, casual sexy.”

“Awesome,” I say absently, running my hand along the bench, which is upholstered in velvet. The voxless music is soothing, a single guitar strumming a melody that Selwyn occasionally hums along to. It’s been much easier lately to spend time with Selwyn than with Lia. No weird boy tension.

She stops in front of a three-sided mirror in an ornate gold frame, turning her foot to study the shoe from every angle. “Yeah, they’re high, but I think I’ll survive the parade. Looking camper—hot is worth it.”

“I might skip this year.” I’ve never really liked the Festival, and with my ratings climbing, I feel less compelled to attend the Special Events.

She turns from the mirror, distraught. “You don’t want to go to the Festival?” she says. “But you’ll miss the sing-along! The coming of spring, the joy that it brings.”

“I haven’t decided yet,” I hedge. “I’ve never had much fun at those things, but Lia makes me go . . . You know how she needs to be involved in everything.”

“That’s just Lia,” she says, bending down to pull off the shoes.

“Yeah.” I stretch over the carpet and pick up the discarded stilettos, putting them back into the box next to the bench. “Lia’s been getting sort of controlling. She’s on the verge of forbidding me from looking at Callen.”

“Well, have you been looking at him a lot lately?” she asks coyly. “Are you two . . . hanging out?”

“He seemed to like hanging out with me on the porch,” I say. “I would like to talk to him more.” I rub behind my ear.

“Plus ten. It’s a tricky situation, but you two are so cute together. At least you don’t tower over him, like Lia does,” she says, doing a pirouette. “Whoa, check this out.” She skips over to a rack and pulls out a clingy magenta dress with a low neckline and black belt. “Try this on. April twentieth, you in this dress, a total knockout.

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