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I thought about the wish all last night when I was trying to fall asleep "There’s a craft expo in North Carolina in June I could get Peter to drive me There’s no way he’d take me otherwise We could take his mom’s van, so there’s plenty of roos that I’ll buy"
"A craft expo?" Chris is giving me a look like I’m a cockroach that flew into her car "You would waste a wish on a craft expo?"
"I was just getting warmed up with that idea," I lie "Anyway, if you’re so smart, ould you wish for if you were ain I enius, hardly" Chris giveseach other when Chris stops short and says, "Two fifty-five It’s go tiets out and hides behind an oak tree in the yard
My adrenaline is purab Kitty’s bike out of her trunk, and push it a few houses Then I set it on the ground and drape myself over it in a draht for this very purpose and squirt so to Goodwill As soon as I see Trevor’s car approaching, I start to pretend sob From behind the tree Chris whispers, "Tone it down a little!" I i
Trevor’s car pulls up beside me He rolls down the"Lara Jean? Are you okay?"
I whiht have sprained ivemyself to tear up, but it’s harder to cry on cue than I would have thought I try to think about sad things--the Titanic, old people with Alzhei--but I can’t focus
Trevor regards hborhood?"
Oh no, I’ fast but not too fast "It’s not my bike; it’s my little sister’s She’s friends with Sara Healey You know, Dan Healey’s little sister? They live over there" I point to their house "I was bringing it to her--oh oing to give me a ride?"
Trevor looks around "Do you swear this isn’t a trick?"
Gotcha! "Yes! I swear I don’t have your name, okay? Please just help me up It really hurts"
"First show me your ankle"
"Trevor! You can’t see a sprained ankle!" I whi to stand up, and Trevor finally turns the car off and gets out He stoops down and pulls entle," I tell him "See? I told you I didn’t have your name"
Trevor pulls me up by my armpits, and over his shoulder Chris creeps up behind him like a ninja She dives forward, both hands out, and claps theot you!" she screams
Trevor shrieks and dropsfor real "Damn it!" he yells
Gleefully Chris says, "You’re done, sucker!" She and I high-five and hug
"Can you guys not celebrate in front of i, Trevor shakes his head and says, "I can’t believe I fell for that, Lara Jean"