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consumed his life and Chad’s passion was music.
    Reed materialized and I could tell from his expression that he was happy I came.
    “Hi, come on in. We’re playing video games and just hanging out.”
    There were five guys and three girls from school standing in the living room and a pretty blonde girl I didn’t know sitting on the floor talking to Evan, Reed’s best friend. Reed’s mom told us to help ourselves with the drinks and snacks on the counter in the kitchen. After grabbing a water bottle, I returned into the living room and sat on the couch. I thought Daphne and Grace were right behind me, but Reed sat down next to me instead.
    “I heard your London trip got canceled.”
    “Yeah, my grandmother broke her leg.”
    “So what are you going to do this summer?”
    “I don’t know yet. Hopefully find a job. When are you leaving for Cana da?”
    “In two weeks. Are you around for Fourth of July?” he asked.
    Oh no! Please don’t ask me out. “No, we’re going to my grandmother’s on Long Island. It’s her birthday,” I said.
    Evan came over complaining about the remote and dragged Reed away. Grace quickly sat down and squeezed my arm. I opened my eyes wide at her and breathed a sigh of relief.
    Daphne was talking to Deidre, a girl from school, and the blonde girl. Wherever Reed went, she watched him like a hawk.
    When Daphne came over, I asked, “Who’s that blonde girl you were talking to?”
    “Her name’s Josie. She moved into Reed’s building from Paris about two weeks ago. She’s really nice,” Daphne added as an afterthought.
    “Does she speak English?” I asked.
    “Yeah, she’s from California. She lived in Paris for two years because of her dad’s job.”
    I looked over and Josie was watching us.
    In a short time, there were about twenty people there. Daphne spent most of the night flirting with Evan, which was strange because she always said that he was a jerk.
    I was talking to Grace and Deidre when I saw Vanessa walk in and I was surprised and annoyed at the same time. Vanessa’s best friend was Carla, Reed’s ex-girlfriend. When Reed broke up with Carla in the spring, she was heartbroken and she still wanted him back. The rumors were that she wouldn’t leave Reed alone and was almost stalking him.
    As soon as Vanessa spotted me, it was like daggers were being thrown at me. Carla and Vanessa heard that Reed had asked me to the dance and because of that they hated me. Every time they passed me in the halls, they’d laugh and make snarky comments. Luckily, I had no classes with them, but sometimes their comments really got to me.
    All night long, Reed was nearby and always jumped into my conversations. I glanced around and saw Vanessa talking to Josie. When they both started giving me dirty looks, it was obvious that Vanessa was talking about me. It was funny watching them together. Josie was a blond Barbie doll and Vanessa was Chinese with long black hair. They were complete opposites.
    “It looks like Vanessa is talking about me,” I whispered to Grace.
    Grace looked over and lifted her water bottle and mouthed, “Do you want a picture.”
    Vanessa turned away and laughed with Josie.
    “ Don’t. It’s not really worth it,” I said.
    “ Why not? She’s an idiot. You should go over there,” Grace insisted.
    “What’s so crazy is that I never even went out with Reed. What would they be like if I did?”
    “I think you should tell them off or tell Reed. He’d get really pissed at both of them.”
    “I’ll think about it.” When I glanced back at Vanessa, she gave me the finger. I didn’t want to stay any longer and deal with this nonsense. “Grace, I’m going home.”
    “Don’t let her get to you.” Grace hadn’t seen what she did and I wasn’t telling her.
    “I’m just tired. I’ll talk to you tomorrow.”
    I wasn’t in the mood for Vanessa or Josie. Perhaps with me gone, Josie and Reed would find each other. Carla and Vanessa could move on and hate