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quarter-size rhinestone drew attention to an ostrich plume that was at least a foot long. Smaller feathers formed a half circle on the mask’s side.
    Lexa offered Taylor her mask, and he took it and held it up to his face.
    â€œDoes this match my skin tone?” Taylor asked, batting his eyes.
    Any worries I had about Taylor at Canterwood were gone. He felt like a Canterwood student, my friends seemed to like him, and I was excited to show him aroundcampus tomorrow. Taylor just had a certain ease about him that made him fit in anywhere.
    â€œTotally,” Lexa managed to say through her laughter. Clare, Khloe, and I were still giggling.
    Taylor handed the shimmery black mask dotted with tiny pearls back to Lex. One of my favorite details of Lex’s très chic find were angel-hair-spaghetti-thin black wires that curled out from one side and had a cluster of pearls at their base.
    â€œDon’t forget about mine,” Clare said. She held her mask up to her face. The deep purple mask had small black beads draped over it. It complemented her red hair and amethyst-colored dress.
    Taylor told Clare how much he liked her mask and showed his to my friends. I couldn’t have been prouder or more relieved at how well he fit in. But I had to find Drew. I waited for an opportunity when everyone was talking, and I made eye contact with Lexa. I held her gaze and mouthed, Drew.
    â€œLet’s get this night going!” Lexa said, brushing back her curls. “Khlo, can you grab us seats?” she asked.
    Khloe nodded and disappeared into the crowded room of people dancing or sipping sparkling cider and pink lemonade, and groups that had clustered together to talk.
    â€œWant to check out food and drinks with me, Taylor?” Clare asked. “We haven’t cut the cake yet—well, more like eaten the birthday cupcakes, but there are so many fun appetizers.”
    â€œThanks, Clare. I’m starving,” Taylor said.
    â€œI worked on the menu, and we’ve got witch’s brew to drink, sugar cookies shaped like pumpkins with orange frosting, and peeled grapes if you’re in the mood for eyeballs.”
    â€œI’m always craving eyeballs! Lead the way.”
    Taylor followed Clare into the mix of people and toward the refreshments tables.
    As they walked away, Clare turned her head around, giving me a quick wink.
    â€œWhat was that for?” I asked Lexa, who was still beside me.
    â€œCome over here!” Lexa tugged on my arm, practically dragging me into an empty corner of the ballroom. I almost had to jog to keep up with her.
    â€œOh my God, Lex!” I said as we stopped along the wall. “Taylor totally ambushed me!”
    â€œYou have to tell me everything , but first, Drew’s here and he’s been looking for you.”
    â€œDrew’s here? He really came!” Taylor and everythingthat had just happened fled from my mind for a second as I reveled in the news that Drew was here.
    Lexa waved her hand in front of my face. “You can freak out about that later. Clare and I kept covering for you.”
    â€œOh no . . .” My excitement was replaced with nervousness.
    â€œDrew came up to me and said he’d been looking for you all over and couldn’t find you. He asked if I knew where you were. I had no clue, since I hadn’t even seen you leave. I told Drew that I didn’t know where you were but I’d tell you that he was looking for you.”
    â€œLex, I’m so sorry,” I said, rubbing my temples.
    â€œI looked for you while trying not to seem like I was doing anything,” Lexa said. She smiled at a guy from our class as he walked by. “So,” she continued once the guy was gone, “I started to get worried when I couldn’t find you after a while. I kept telling myself it was the masks and maybe Drew had already found you and whisked you away on a carriage ride.”
    â€œInstead I was really