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Foxy was a blur of kids She couldn’t reirls on the dance floor had taken their shoes off, and they held them in the air as they spun There was an equally enorathered in line by what looked like a karaoke booth By the looks of the neatly set, empty tables, they hadn’t served dinner yet

Hanna grabbed the elbow of Amanda Williamson, a Rosewood Day sophomore who always tried to say hi to Hanna in the halls Amanda’s face lit up "Heyyy, Hanna!"

"Have you seen Sean?" Hanna barked

A surprised look crossed Aed "I’ Maybe he wasn’t here She switched directions, nearly colliding with a waiter carrying a huge tray of cheese Hanna grabbed an enormous chunk of cheddar and shoved it in herit

"Hanna!" Nao very faux-tanned, cried "How fun! You’re here! I thought you said you weren’t co Jaether?" Hanna had thought maybe Naomi was Sean’s date

Nao for Sean?" She shook her head, awestruck "It’s all everyone’s been talking about I seriously can’t believe it"

Hanna’s heart sped up "So Sean’s here?"

"He’s here, all right" Ja clear liquid froe juice He took a sip and smiled

"I uys were still friends, right? Did he tell you why he asked her?"

"Lay off" Jaed Naomi "She’s sexy"

"Who?" Hanna screamed Why did everyone know about this but her?

"There they are" Naomi pointed across the rooe spotlight bea Sean was in the corner by the karaoke irl in a black-and-white polka-dotted dress He had his head crooked around her neck, and her hands were dangerously close to his butt Then the girl turned her head, and Hanna saw the familiar elfin, exotic features, and that trademark blue-black hair Aria

Hanna screamed

"Oh my God, I can’t believe you didn’t know" Nao arm around Hanna’s shoulder

Hanna shook her off and storing Not dancing, just hugging Freaks

After Hanna stood there for a few seconds, Aria opened one eye, then the other Shenoise "U with rage "You…you bitch"

Sean stepped defensively in front of Aria "Hold up…"

"Hold up?" Hanna’s voice danced up the scale She pointed at Sean; she was so angry, her finger was shaking "You…you tolddates, and you didn’t want to!"

Sean shrugged "Things changed"

Hanna’s cheeks stung, as if he’d slapped her "But we’re going on a date this week!"

"We’re going out to dinner this week," Sean corrected "As friends" He sartner "We broke up last Friday, Hanna Remember?"

Hanna blinked "And, what, you’re with her?"

"Well…" Sean looked at Aria "Yeah"

Hanna clutched her hand to her sto to puke This had to be a joke Sean and Aria s

Then she noticed Aria’s dress The side zipper was undone, revealing half of Aria’s lacy black strapless bra "Your boob’s hanging out," she growled, pointing

Aria quickly looked down, folded her arms over her chest, and zipped her dress up

"Where’d you get that dress, anyway?" Hanna asked "Luella for Target?"

Aria straightened her back "Actually, yeah I thought it was cute"

"God" Hanna rolled her eyes "You’re such a uys have that in coin till he’s thirty, Aria? He o all the way He’s made a sacred promise"

"Hanna!" Sean shushed her

"I personally think it’s because he’s gay What do you think?"

"Hanna…" Now there was a pleading tone in Sean’s voice

"What?" Hanna challenged "You’re a liar, Sean And an asshole"

When Hanna looked around, she saw that a group of kids had gathered The ones ere always invited to the parties, the ones ere interchangeably hooking up