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his
usual hangover. They stopped in front of the little white house with blue
shutters.
    “Anyway,” Vinnie said, “it was just
a dream.”
    She wanted him to be right; she did
not want it to be her fault, so she chose to believe his words.
    “You’re probably right, but can you
keep this between us?”
    “Of course,” Vinnie said. 
    She knew he meant it. He was good
about keeping secrets. 
    “Well, are you coming back over
tonight? Mamaw can pick you up if you want.”
    “Probably. I’ll call you later and
let you know for sure.”
    “Okay, see you.”
    Allison continued her walk home.

Chapter 4
    Allison spent most of that week
thinking about what had happened with Miss Tucker, and trying to make sense of
the whole thing. It was all that anyone at school could talk about, so there
was no way to forget. She was glad when Friday afternoon approached and she
could spend her weekend thinking about anything other than school and dead
teachers. When the final bell rang, Allison gathered her belongings and rushed
to her locker.
    Allison, Josh, Vinnie and Sam met
outside the school. They were talking about the dance. Even though Allison
would not be there, she was excited for Sam. Josh was standing next to Allison,
and she could not help noticing that he smelled good. She wasn’t sure what type
of cologne he had on, but it was just right. The smell was noticeable but not
overpowering.
    “You could always change your mind
and come with us,” Josh said to her.
    It was tempting. She wondered what
could happen if she went along with the group. Maybe they would end up dancing
together, having a moment alone. She had not thought much about anything other
than Miss Tucker and her odd visions this past week, but right then all she was
thinking about was her relationship with Josh. She was beginning to look at him
in a different way. Vinnie was right; he was no longer Sam’s annoying cousin
who was always around, or just her goofy friend. She was realizing how
attractive he really was and how much she liked spending time with him. Maybe
she should go to the dance, just to see what might happen.
    A voice interrupted Allison’s
thoughts. “I can’t wait for tonight, Josh,” Cindy Daniels said.
    “Yeah, it should be fun,” Josh
said, though there was no excitement in his voice.
    Allison’s face was hot. She stared
at Cindy, putting the pieces together. Josh had asked her out. There she was,
thinking about going to the dance and trying to make some kind of move on Josh.
It never occurred to her that he might have found someone else while she was
busy blowing off every advance he made. Why wouldn’t he ask Cindy out? She was
a nice girl and she was pretty. Allison was looking for something mean to think
about her, when in fact there was nothing. She had always liked Cindy, though
now she had the sudden urge to throw her down a flight of stairs. At least with
Jane, her dislike was justified.
    “You two are going together?”
Vinnie asked.
    Cindy nodded.
    “That’s great. We’ve been trying to
talk Allison into going but she won’t.”
    No, she would not go, especially
now.
    “It’s going to be fun,” Cindy said,
“you should come.”
    Why did she have to be so nice and
bubbly?
    “Maybe next time,” Allison said
with forced civility.
    “Allison, you should come with us,”
Josh said.
    “Yeah,” Vinnie said, “I still need
a date.”
    “Very tempting offer, but I don’t
do school functions. Oh, there’s Susan,” Allison said.
    Allison was relieved to see Sam’s
mom pull up in her brown panel station wagon.  Josh waved at his aunt before
walking inside with Cindy.
    Vinnie, Sam and Allison all three
piled into the car. They were going to Sam’s house to help her get ready for
the dance. Once they arrived, Allison tried to forget about Josh and focus on
helping Sam. They began going through every stitch of clothing she owned. She
tried on several different outfit combinations, stopping only when her