She's So Dead to Us by Kieran Scott

Author:Kieran Scott
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction, Dating & Sex, Social Issues, Family, General
ISBN: 9781416999522
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2010-05-25T03:00:00+00:00

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“Dude, Ally Ryan looks hot again tonight,” Trevor said as we walked into the dining room. There was one huge table running the length of the vast room, with at least fifty place settings.

“Yeah, too bad I never got a chance to tap that,” Todd added.

They laughed and slapped hands. I swallowed my disgust.

“Don’t be a jackass,” Hammond said, buttoning his jacket as he came up behind us.

We all looked at him, confused. Hammond had never scolded anyone for anything, especially not sex talk.

“What?” he said, pausing. “There are parents all over the place. Get a life.”

He moved off to join Chloe and her family near the huge Christmas tree at the head of the table, where a professional photographer was going to snap a family photo. Keeping one eye on Ally, who was slowly making her way along the opposite side of the table, I glanced at the place cards. Mrs. Appleby liked to mix kids and adults. She put everyone near people they wouldn’t ever talk to, like her parties were some kind of experiment.

Who was I going to spend the night making tortured small talk with?

Finally I spotted my name. I was between Mrs. Moore and Mr. Shale. Great. Mrs. Depressed and Mr. Loud. I glanced around and saw Ally’s name on the next card. Instant excitement. I looked over my shoulder at Mrs. Appleby, made sure no one else was watching, then quickly switched Ally’s card with Mr. Shale’s. Then I shoved my shaking hands into my pockets. I had just broken a major Crestie rule. No one messed with Mrs. Appleby’s order of things.

“If everyone would please take their seats!” Mrs. Appleby announced, ringing her obnoxious little dinner bell.

I sat, watching out of the corner of my eye as Ally came around the end of the table, still searching for her place. When she found it, she looked at me and blushed. As she slipped into her seat, her arm grazed mine. She was wearing this dark purple blouse with a wide neck that exposed her collar bone. All I wanted to do was kiss that collar bone. Trevor was right. She did look hot.

“Hey,” I said.

“Hey.”

I felt like every inch of my skin was on fire.

“A toast,” Chloe’s mother announced. She lifted her champagne glass, and we all followed. Even the eighth graders at the table had champagne. Cristal was not considered alcohol on the crest. “To a happy holiday season!” Mrs. Appleby announced. “And to us!”

“To us!” everyone chorused. We always toasted us. Just to remind ourselves that there were people out there who weren’t part of us.

“Having fun?” I asked as a waiter in a tuxedo placed a dish of risotto in front of me. My stomach grumbled. There was always one good thing about Sunday dinners: The food kicked ass. Everyone started to eat, and the room got loud.

“Oh, so much,” Ally answered sarcastically. “You?”

“Totally.” I chewed and swallowed. “So. Where’s your boyfriend tonight?”

Her cheeks turned crimson.

“He has a gig.”

“A gig?” I laughed.

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