The Secret Recipe for Moving On by Karen Bischer
Author:Karen Bischer [Bischer, Karen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
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The game is pretty close. The score seesaws back and forth between us and Lawndale, and by halftime, Lawndaleâs up 17â14. The wind has really kicked up and the smell of rain is in the air. I wonder if theyâll get the whole thing in before the monsoon hits.
Iâm impressed at how well Jodie and Luke are getting along. Within ten minutes, they realize they both love Saturn Quest, this Netflix comedy/sci-fi show. Jodie tells Luke itâs her dream to write for a show like that, and Luke tells her all about BMXing and how Iâve seen him train.
âWhy didnât you tell me you interviewed him?â she says, elbowing me, then jerking her thumb in my direction. âSheâs so mysterious, this one.â
Iâm about as mysterious as a toothbrush, but Iâm kind of amused that Jodie is painting me as a lady of intrigue. Maybe let Luke think Iâve got some deep secrets or something.
âAnd sheâs one of the funniest people youâll ever meet,â I say, jerking my thumb in Jodieâs direction. âThat she thinks Joaquin wouldnât be into her is crazy.â
âSo, when did this Joaquin dude first catch your eye?â Luke asks, and Jodie launches into detail about how Joaquin started at Retro Mania three weeks ago and how he seems almost impossibly shy. Luke ends up giving Jodie tips on how to talk to him, and even this old guy sitting behind us, a football playerâs grandfather, weighs in with, âSometimes, all it takes is a smile.â
After that, Jodie high-fives the old man whenever something good happens during the game.
When the RHHS band takes the field for the halftime show, Jodie stands up. âAnyone want a soda?â
âIâm good,â I say, also standing up, âbut Iâll come with you.â
âNo, I can handle this,â Jodie says cheerfully. âI saw where the snack bar was when we came in.â
She is so doing this to give Luke and me alone time. I know her too well.
âOkay,â I say, blinking hard at her.
âLuke, you want anything?â she asks innocently.
âWell, if you insist,â Luke says, fishing some cash out of his pocket and handing it to her. âCan you get me a Coke?â
She waves the money off. âItâs the least I can do for all the boy advice youâve given me,â she says, making her way up the bleachers.
âSheâs awesome,â Luke says. âYou guys are a lot alike.â
âIn some ways, weâre like twins,â I say. In other ways, I want to kill her.
âYou guys been friends long?â
âSince the fourth grade,â I say. âItâs going to be weird next year, when weâre at different colleges. I mean, being at two different high schools is hard enough. But I guess if we could survive middle school together, we can survive anything.â
âThat sounds heavy,â Luke says, his eyes full of concern.
âOh, it was nothing life-threatening. I just got picked on a lot in middle school, and Jodie got picked on for sticking up for me.â
âReally? You?â he says, his eyebrows raised in surprise. âYouâre so â¦
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