The Backup Girlfriend (Grove Valley High Book 2) by Emma Doherty

Author:Emma Doherty [Doherty, Emma]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-10-15T04:00:00+00:00

16

My brain feels like it’s bleeding after a day of studying in my bedroom.

I’ve been going over the same equations again and again with the hope that if I do them enough times then they’ll stick in my mind. It’s only in the last hour that I’ve felt like this might actually be working, and I guess I’ll find out when Brett tests me on Monday. My mom was of no help whatsoever; she kept coming in and asking me mundane questions about what I thought about her outfit or her plans for tonight and basically reinforced my view that she doesn’t particularly care if I graduate or not, as she certainly didn’t care about interrupting me when I was clearly busy. My sister did appear at one point. She must have popped in to see my mom, and she brought me a kale smoothie, which tasted disgusting, but she assured me it was brain food.

I forced myself to drink it all because I need all the help I can get.

Now I’m in an Uber on the way to Chase’s house, to help him set up for this charity auction, which I’m hoping is a success and which, in all honesty, I’ve had very little to do with. I pull up outside his house and, to my horror, see that it’s already heaving with students, people lining up with cash in their hands to get into his house while Jackson and another guy from the soccer team collect their entrance fee. There’s already music blasting from the speakers inside the house, and the sounds of a busy party ring out.

Crap. Did I get the time wrong?

I check his last message and see that he specifically told me to arrive at nine to help. I did think that seemed a little late but figured he had his reasons. Now it looks like that was a typo because everyone else obviously got the memo to show up at the same time, if not earlier.

I skip the line, dropping my money for the cover fee into Jackson’s hands, and enter the house with barely a nod in anyone’s direction, but when I walk through the hallway, I pull up short.

This is not one of Chase’s standard parties.

He’s definitely gone all out.

Fairy lights have been strung up in the main hallway, making it feel like it’s a special runway, and then, taking a right into the huge open plan living room, a microphone and some sort of platform he’s gotten from somewhere are set up at the far end. Around the room, huge posters have been tacked up on the walls with the various prizes that are available for the auction.

I stare in amazement as groups of students work their way around the posters, taking in what’s available: a date with Brendon, a date with Jenna, a makeover by me, a day to use one of Aaron’s dad’s cars, a weekend to use Chase’s family home at the beach, a free lunch at Livy’s

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