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LIAR, LIAR, WRIST ON FIRE

My eyes flew open in panic--the whole world was shaking Lend laughed, still jurabbed ged on the bed, facing me

"Lazy," he said

I sat up, narrowing my eyes "Hey, this is the first vacation I’ve had since I was eight Givewithout you there No one was freaking out over the lockers or anything"

"They’re all fools"

He looked down at the bedspread "I ondering if you wanted to hang out with soo out for pizza"

I sat up even straighter "Oh, ers?"

"I’m afraid so"

I threw myself across the bed and wrapped my arms around his neck "It’s like a dream come true!"

He put his arms around my back "You’re really easy to keep happy, you know that?"

"But--oh no!" I pulled back so I could look at hirounded! Are you gonna climb out theand steal a car?"

"Yes, because I’m insane and this is one of your television shows I already asked my dad He said it was okay"

"Gosh, harsh disciplinarian, huh?"

"I think he’s glad I’s He alorried that I was too isolated"

I s about whether I was social enough in my life I mean, sure, Raquel worried whether or not I died, or if my French homeas done (maybe not in that order), but as far as emotional stuff, she was always kind of distant I hoped David knehat he was talking about when he said she was okay

"What?"

"What do you "

I looked into his real eyes, trying to sht now I knew I should, but it was easier to focus on the happy stuff, which definitely didn’t include wondering how Vivian had gotten Raquel’s cos lately"

"Can I help?"

"Maybe We’ll talk about it later, okay? I’ve got a date to get ready for"

"It’s gonna take you three hours to get ready?"

"I don’t know My date’s pretty freaking hot--I’d better look good"

He laughed, letting go ofoff the bed "Yeah,to blond hair and blue eyes "What do you think? Does this face o Asian tonight?"

He shi to the cute Chinese boy "Better?"

"Hmm I don’t know, not quite my taste"

"What’s your taste?" His voice shifted with every different foruys the color of water"

He looked down at the ground "You really like the way I look? It doesn’t, I don’t know, freak you out?"

I stood, puttingso that I could see under his glamour "I really like the way you look None of these faces you wear coave me a nervous frown Then he shi just him I hadn’t seen hi it was I sed--it was even softer and smoother, if that was possible "There you are" If I focused on his eyes I could make out his whole face inelse that it seemed to slip away

"Here I am," he said softly--in his real voice It was like his mother’s, but richer and withit far war bath when you were cold all over; I couldn’t iine a better voice

"I think you should know," I said, pretending to frown, "I’ to be happy with your other voices now that I’ve heard the real one"

He laughed and I eak in the knees Reth spreading his war coh made me feel

"You’re kind of incredible, you know that, Evie?"

"I kind of figured" Grinning mischievously at him, I moved my hand from his face and wrapped both my arms around the back of his neck