The Allegra Biscotti Collection by Sherri Rifkin; Olivia Bennett

Author:Sherri Rifkin; Olivia Bennett
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Fashion, Art, Secrets, Juvenile Fiction, Clothing & Dress, City & Town Life, Schoolgirls, Fiction, Identity, Secrecy, Schools, Girls & Women, Fashion designers, School & Education, Lifestyles, Identity (Psychology)
ISBN: 9781402243912
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Published: 2010-11-01T14:11:40+00:00

Emma needed several seconds to process the fact that Paige was not accusing her of pretending to be Allegra Biscotti. Instead, this was the exact opposite.

She wants what?…but I don’t…I can’t…now what?… how could I not…but I shouldn’t…but I want to so badly… Her brain tornado whirled, the conflicting thoughts tossed about by a force that felt out of her control.

The only clear thought she had was: find Charlie immediately.

“Breathe in…breathe out,” Charlie coached a hyperventilating Emma a few minutes later. He pushed her toward a chair near the administrative offices and sat down beside her. “It’s all good. Really good.”

But Emma wasn’t convinced. This wasn’t some little white lie. This wasn’t pretending to like Holly’s unfortunate new haircut or telling her mom she would clean her room tonight. This was pretending to be someone else on the pages of the country’s biggest fashion magazine. And she didn’t need psychic powers to know that if Paige found out she was being tricked, it wouldn’t end well.

“Hi, guys.” Emma’s mom appeared in front of them, the door to the admin offices closing behind her. Her smile quickly faded into concern. “Emma, is everything all right? You don’t look so good. A little white, actually.” Joan put the back of her hand against Emma’s clammy forehead. “Are you here to see the nurse?”

“No!” Emma blurted, more forcefully than obviously necessary. “I mean, I’m not here for the nurse. I…um…” Emma fumbled, pleading with her eyes for Charlie to do what he did best. Talk his way out.

“Emma’s just in shock because, uh, she just got an A on a pop quiz in bio,” Charlie offered.

“Really? Way to go, Em!” her mother said. “Now, if you just focus your energies like that on the Western civ exam, you’ll ace that too.”

That’s what he came up with? Why doesn’t he dig a hole and bury me now?

Emma smiled weakly at her mother.

“Well, got to run to class,” her mother said. “Which is probably what you two should be doing now, too. Right?”

Charlie scrambled to his feet and dragged Emma up with him. “On our way!”

Emma’s mom waved good-bye before heading off in the other direction. Emma watched her mom leave and had the sudden feeling she was in a What Not to Wear episode, featuring Joan Rose. She was about to protest her mom’s scuffed clogs when she noticed that Charlie’s usual smirk had suddenly turned serious.

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