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milk.”
    â€œThat’s disgusting.” Carolyn wrinkles her nose. “How will you stand it?”
    â€œI don’t know if I can.”
    â€œTry another diet. There are thousands out there,” she says. “My mother tries a new one every month.”
    I nod. “I might have to. This one is killing me.”
    Carolyn pats me on the back. “I could never stick to your diet for even one day unless I was forced to at gunpoint. You have amazing self-control.”
    I laugh. If Carolyn knew that I ate an entire chocolate bar and a bunch of chocolate chips, she might not be amazed at my willpower. But then again, I did stick to about 95 percent of the diet. “Are you still thinking of being a mentor?” I ask her.
    â€œI’m going to the meeting tomorrow after school. They’ll tell us more about the program and pair us with the girl we’re mentoring. I hope her problem isn’t anything too weird, like having eleven toes. Why don’t you come to the meeting too?”
    â€œI don’t know. I’ve never done anything like this before. I don’t know how to help someone with something I’ve never had.”
    â€œLike eleven toes?” says Carolyn.
    â€œYes, I can’t imagine what that would be like.”
    â€œWell, they’ll probably give us suggestions on how to deal with the girl we’re mentoring. It should be fine.”
    As we trek up the stairs into school, Carolyn groans, “I have to run. I need help from Ms. Murray with math.”
    â€œDid you have trouble with questions nine to twelve?” I ask as she turns down the hall.
    â€œI had trouble with questions one to twelve. I’m hopeless in math. But luckily I’m a whiz at hot dogs!”
    We wave and I hurry to homeroom. I slide into my seat beside Sarah. She doesn’t lift her head from her book.
    â€œWhat are you reading?” I ask.
    Sarah raises her eyes. “ Vampire Dreams .”
    â€œIs it good?”
    Sarah nods, and a less-than-quarter smile crosses her face. Her smiles have shrunk to almost nothing now. Her eyes shoot back to her book.
    â€œWhat’s going on, Sarah?” I blurt out.
    Sarah looks up. “Nothing,” she says. Her eyes are cold and distant.
    â€œIt’s not nothing. I thought we were friends. Are you angry at me? Did I say something?”
    Sarah rolls her eyes. “Don’t be so sensitive, Eve. Things change. We’re in high school. We’re all meeting new people.”
    Her eyes return to her book. I feel like she’s slammed a door in my face.
    I know she’s dropped me. But why? Is it because I’m fat? Is it because Zoe is skinny and perfect? Is it because Zoe is friends with Mia—who knows everybody at school?
    I feel a lump in my throat. I try to swallow it before it turns into tears. I can’t let Sarah see how much this hurts.
    I’m sorry I said anything to her. I wish I could grab my words back, but they’re gone. And so is our friendship.
    I pass the bulletin board on the way to my next class. I read the information on the mentoring program again.
    GIRLS HELPING GIRLS
    Help girls struggling with difficult times. Discover how helping others become stronger and more confident will make you stronger and more confident too.
    Trained counselors will guide and assist you with any issues you may encounter.
    Why not? I think. Maybe I’ll be teamed up with another fat girl and together we can get skinny. Maybe helping someone else with their problems will make me feel better.
    I can’t stand the way I feel now. At least Carolyn and Denise are around. And they’ll be in the mentoring program. As long as Zoe and Sarah don’t show up, it might be fun.
    And if I don’t like it, I’ll leave.

“The leading cause of death among fashion models is falling through street grates.”
    â€”Dave Barry
    chapter ten
    As soon as the last bell rings, I head for room