get home. See you all tomorrow.”
“Bye!” Maddie hugs her friend, but Kate only gives a curt nod, her eyes still on the television.
“Love you,” Aude says, looking a little confused. “Take care.”
“Yup. See you.” Kate’s lips twist in a small smile.
The moment Audrey’s gone, Maddies turn to Kate expectantly. “Um, what was that?”
“What was what?”
“You hardly said a word to Aude, the whole time she was here. And you just like, almost ignored her. What’s going on?”
Kate grabs the clicker and turns the TV off. “Fine, I’ll tell you. But you have to promise not to tell Aude.”
“I promise.”
Kate relays what happened with Sean. “And it’s horrible, because I know I shouldn’t blame her for what he said, and that he was high and may not have even known what he was saying, but—“ she sighs “—I can’t help how I feel!”
“Oh, Kate.” Maddie leans over to give her friend a hug. “That’s horrible. But you should be mad at Sean, not Aude. If he really meant what he said, he’s an idiot.”
“He is?”
“Of course. I love Aude to death, so don’t tell her I said this, but you’re so much better put together. Like, as a person.”
Kate sniffles. “Thank you.”
Chapter Seven
“I’m sorry I’ve been sorta bitchy all week.”
“Oh, it’s alright.” Aude frowns at Kate’s closet. “We all have our days. Do you still have that pink top? The one with the tears on the shoulders?”
“Yeah, I think it’s in the back. But listen, I really am sorry.”
Aude turns to look Kate in the eye. “It’s no big deal. Really.”
Kate glances away. It was to her. “Okay, thanks.”
Audrey finds the top and matches it with a pair of cropped shorts. “Are you excited for student council?”
“Yeah, I guess. You know Amanda’s just gonna win again—“
“And Maddie will be crushed, like she is every year. Yup. But it’ll be fun to hang out with everyone.”
Kate laughs. “I already hang out with everyone from student council that I actually like.”
“Yeah, I guess you’re right. But there are a few people I wouldn’t mind catching up with. Anyway, are you going to the soccer game after?”
“Probably.” Not like I have anything better to do, Kate thinks with a sigh . The two girls finish getting ready and head to school.
Hannah’s already at their before-school spot, her arms wrapped around a tall, blond boy who is definitely not Devon Rose.
Kate fakes a cough. “Hey, Hannah.”
“Oh, hey guys. What’s up?”
Kate raises her eyebrows. Okay, go on and pretend like nothing’s wrong, Hannah. “Not much. How about you?”
“I’m good. Great, actually.” Hannah puts a hand on her beau’s back. “Kate, Aude, this is Nate. My new boyfriend.”
“But you’ve been dating Devon.” Kate frowns. “For like, a month.”
“Yeah, well—“ Hannah shrugs “—he’s kind of a creep. Nate’s, uh, nicer.”
Yeah, much nicer. Nate’s shirt clings tightly to a refined chest, and his bright blue eyes lend his features the sort of classical handsomeness Kate always pictures when she writes love
“Bye!” Maddie hugs her friend, but Kate only gives a curt nod, her eyes still on the television.
“Love you,” Aude says, looking a little confused. “Take care.”
“Yup. See you.” Kate’s lips twist in a small smile.
The moment Audrey’s gone, Maddies turn to Kate expectantly. “Um, what was that?”
“What was what?”
“You hardly said a word to Aude, the whole time she was here. And you just like, almost ignored her. What’s going on?”
Kate grabs the clicker and turns the TV off. “Fine, I’ll tell you. But you have to promise not to tell Aude.”
“I promise.”
Kate relays what happened with Sean. “And it’s horrible, because I know I shouldn’t blame her for what he said, and that he was high and may not have even known what he was saying, but—“ she sighs “—I can’t help how I feel!”
“Oh, Kate.” Maddie leans over to give her friend a hug. “That’s horrible. But you should be mad at Sean, not Aude. If he really meant what he said, he’s an idiot.”
“He is?”
“Of course. I love Aude to death, so don’t tell her I said this, but you’re so much better put together. Like, as a person.”
Kate sniffles. “Thank you.”
Chapter Seven
“I’m sorry I’ve been sorta bitchy all week.”
“Oh, it’s alright.” Aude frowns at Kate’s closet. “We all have our days. Do you still have that pink top? The one with the tears on the shoulders?”
“Yeah, I think it’s in the back. But listen, I really am sorry.”
Aude turns to look Kate in the eye. “It’s no big deal. Really.”
Kate glances away. It was to her. “Okay, thanks.”
Audrey finds the top and matches it with a pair of cropped shorts. “Are you excited for student council?”
“Yeah, I guess. You know Amanda’s just gonna win again—“
“And Maddie will be crushed, like she is every year. Yup. But it’ll be fun to hang out with everyone.”
Kate laughs. “I already hang out with everyone from student council that I actually like.”
“Yeah, I guess you’re right. But there are a few people I wouldn’t mind catching up with. Anyway, are you going to the soccer game after?”
“Probably.” Not like I have anything better to do, Kate thinks with a sigh . The two girls finish getting ready and head to school.
Hannah’s already at their before-school spot, her arms wrapped around a tall, blond boy who is definitely not Devon Rose.
Kate fakes a cough. “Hey, Hannah.”
“Oh, hey guys. What’s up?”
Kate raises her eyebrows. Okay, go on and pretend like nothing’s wrong, Hannah. “Not much. How about you?”
“I’m good. Great, actually.” Hannah puts a hand on her beau’s back. “Kate, Aude, this is Nate. My new boyfriend.”
“But you’ve been dating Devon.” Kate frowns. “For like, a month.”
“Yeah, well—“ Hannah shrugs “—he’s kind of a creep. Nate’s, uh, nicer.”
Yeah, much nicer. Nate’s shirt clings tightly to a refined chest, and his bright blue eyes lend his features the sort of classical handsomeness Kate always pictures when she writes love
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