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I sigh. “I don’t even have a dress.”
She claps her hands. “That means dress shopping tomorrow! I needed an excuse to go to the mall anyway. I need clothes for Spirit Week.” She points a finger at me. “And don’t even try to get out of it—you’re participating in Spirit Week.”
“Fine,” I grumble.
I planned on participating some anyway. Who passes up on wearingpajamasto school? Not me.
In a private school where you’re forced to wear a school uniform four days of the week, you jump at the chance to wear anything that isn’t plaid.
“Yay!” Harper dances in her seat. “I know where all the good dresses are too.”
I swallow hard as I realize—we’re going dress shopping. And being as I’m not the favorite child, I don’t exactly have money.
Harper chats on, talking about all the stores she wants to go to, but I can’t shake the pit in my stomach.
What am I supposed to do? Should I ask Liam to give me money? But a homecoming dress isn’t exactly cheap. I know he wouldn’t care, but it feels like too much.
No, I can’t ask Liam.
I suppose I could call my grandparents. Even though they hate the fact that I exist, they are always willing to throw money at me—probably to ease their guilty conscious. But then again, what if it was them who put the hit out on my life? We still don’t know for sure who did it and it wouldn’t surprise me if they were guilty. They’ve never made their hatred of me a secret.
Harper snaps her fingers in front of my face. “Hello, earth to Cove.”
I look up, shaking my head. “Sorry, what?”
“I said—” she gives me an annoyed look, “that now we just need to get you a date.”
I frown. “Can’t you just go with your boyfriend and let me go stag? We can still dance together.”
Harper frowns for a half second before grinning again. “No. You have to have your own date. I refuse to let you go stag to homecoming—it wouldn’t be right. As your best friend, I can’t condone it.”
I use my thumb and index finger to squeeze the bridge of my nose. It does nothing to ease the stress headache I feel coming on.
Now, not only do I have to worry about somehow finding money for a homecoming dress, but now I also have to worry about finding a date. I’m not sure I can handle the stress.
“Besides, you have two very good options. There are two guys who wouldloveto take you,” she says. “It’s a good problem to have. I’m jealous.”
I furrow my brows. “What planet do you live on? Nobody wants to take me to homecoming. Not even my brother.”
She laughs. “Oh, Coco. My sweet innocent Coco. I’m not talking about your gorgeous brother—”
“Gross,” I chime in.
“I’m talking about a certain hottie from East Raven Academy who has a crush on you.”
I roll my eyes.
She shrugs. “And, of course, I’m talking about Hunter. Because you’re both clearly in love with each other but you haven’t figured it out yet.”
My cheeks grow warm.
Hunter slings an arm around me. “She already knows I’m madly in love with her. She’s the one who doesn’t reciprocate.”
I shrug his arm off. “Fine. I’ll figure out how to ask Griffin.”
Harper claps. “Yay!”
Hunter puts his hands dramatically against his chest. “How will I ever survive the rejection of my one true love?”
