t to the mall with me after that total rager la

ot like I am a total loser or something, I just

y n

erpriced school is that my dad is covering my tuition.” I don’t feel shame for my mom’s fina

isn’t that great of a driver. She started to blare some pop songs over the radio, and the belting of lyrics so

make-over?” she asked

? No!” I laughed, pushing h

hase last night. You are into him.” She p

and saved my life

t walking toward the mall door

league, and he seems exper

out and do the real thing! Kidding. Just kidding,

few mannequins in the front windows. She ran up to one with

re going to get you a few new clothes

e-up. I just don’t like wearin

d a dark purple low-cut blouse onto my hands. A

ly know. Besides, what is wrong with what I have?” I questioned. Insecuriti

. You’ve got that up here,” she pointed to my head, “and

ust need to show i

arting through the store. I had to cha

zy, and I don’t want to change who I am.” I literally stomped my foot like a child, probably not help

on one condition.” S

he condition, Ma

t me do your make-up befor

I could not unlock the gaze

gradu

head. “No w

t Fr

ood as it was going to get and she could sense that, I nodded

to see a fashion sh

found a pair of skinny jeans in the clearance rack and held on

his kind of time together. Maybe one day we could again. Once mo

cut blouse, I popped out of the dress

to laugh. Spinning around in front of the mirror, I couldn’t h

a side of badass, right?” I looked

ely and quickly look

?” I jumped onto the side of the

ages ago for some fun. And...” She looked at me, trying to feign inno

our online friends? How many friends do you ha

has a fake identity on

lt like I was a person

ul high-school student. Just discov

“I have a good idea. You log into the fake account from your phone so yo

that, she looked defeated. This was giving her life for some concern

Plus, you might learn something that will make your next

d dark eyes still popped into my head every few minutes. Although reason t

him from this account. ”

not into him. He has the bad boy thing going. No

logged into her fake account, and I sent Chase a message from the

t it as if we had never been more concentrated. His message finall

up 2?” I messa

ith, and then nothing. I am disappointed. H

and I left Messenger. It

inted at her p

d to hide my d

ame center in the mall.” She got up quickl

tfit for me, saying it was a gift for being so awesome. I happily

and there he was—Chase and th

s standing next to two guys and a blonde girl. The girl turned aro

“Not sure why th

now her?”

nd Thomas. I heard Thomas is a druggie, but I don’t

pointed at her, she spotted us. Chase went to turn around, which would

urned me around pull