The Lies We Tell by N/A

Author:N/A
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Canelo Books
Published: 2016-03-07T16:00:00+00:00

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‘Here you are!’ Kat cried. ‘I’ve been looking for you all over!’

Jude felt her cheeks flush with anger as the two sixth formers she had just been talking to broke off their conversation mid-sentence to monitor Kat’s approach with expressions of undisguised contempt.

‘Hiya,’ Kat smiled at Jude’s companions. ‘Hope I didn’t interrupt anything!’

The two senior girls exchanged a withering glance, then smiled. ‘Not at all,’ said the taller of the pair, a girl known as Jinx. ‘The grown-ups have finished talking.’

Jude turned round with a mixture of pride and satisfaction to register Kat’s mortification, pleased by how naturally the older girls had counted her as one of their own. ‘Just a minute –’ The brusque wave of her hand caused Kat to stop a few paces away from where the other girls stood. ‘It’s OK,’ she said in a low voice, turning to Jinx. ‘I won’t say a word … so long as I can come to the party on Saturday, too.’

‘What do you think, Alex?’

Her companion nodded. ‘I think it will be a laugh,’ she said, her voice dropped conspiratorially. ‘But don’t forget your entry pass.’

‘That’s OK,’ Jude grinned. ‘My mum’s boyfriend has a limitless supply of booze and cigarettes.’

‘Gav is simply going to love you!’ Jinx, declared, patting Jude on the arm before the pair moved away.

As the two older girls headed back across the playground towards the sixth form block. Jude smiled. Saturday night was quiz night at The Fox & Hound which meant her mum and Dave would be out all evening. Gav Morton’s parties were legendary, and this one should be a classic as his parents were out of town. She turned towards Kat. ‘Did you want something?’ she sighed.

‘I just … wondered where you were, what you were up to,’ Kat answered, awkwardly.

‘Well I’m going to Gav Morton’s party on Saturday night, for one thing.’ Jude declared, crossing her arms triumphantly. ‘What do you think of that?’

‘Great.’

Jude frowned. ‘Well you could try to look a little impressed. But then again, it’s not really your sort of thing, is it? Parties, I mean.’

‘That’s not fair – ’

‘Parties,’ Jude repeated, despite herself. ‘Booze. Boys. Sex. It’s not really your fault you’re a late developer, is it, though? Just look at your mum and dad. At the end of the day it all comes down to genes.’ A bubble of laughter welled up from some place deep inside at the sudden memory of Kat holding out her virgin denims for Jude’s approval. What would Kat have said, Jude wondered, if she had told her Diane had bought her the wrong sort? Cried, probably, then taken them back to the shop, unworn. The wimp.

‘That’s not fair,’ Kat retorted, crossly.

‘No, you’re right,’ Jude admitted, surprised by a sudden feeling of remorse. ‘But it is true, isn’t it? Now don’t get upset, but I’ve been thinking this for some time. You need to sort yourself out. Start acting your age. I know things have been difficult at home recently – ’

Kat’s eyes glistened, but with tears of anger this time.

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