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"Great," Stephanie says "All right, everybody," she says to the girls, "I know it’s hot in here and you’re tired, but I really like the energy we’ve got going right now We’ll break for lunch right after this"

All the girls groanexcept for Sarah, who looks eager to get back to her note-taking

"Come on," says Chuck, the assistant ca "Lunch It’s fajita day Who can resist a delicious fajita?"

The girls titter because Chuck has uely lascivious Sarah looks confused "It’s just etables in a tortilla," she says

"I actually caets the boo to watch the collapse of the American entertainment industry Lisa wants to see you down in the office"

"Why?" I ask, straightening up

"I don’t know," Gavin says, with a shrug "She saalking by in the hall and told me to come find you She says it’s important"

I nod and leave the roo, "Write about what you ould happen to you, your hopes and dreams, what you wish you’d done differently, what you wish you could change but how, if those things hadn’t happened to you, youperson you are today--"

Hopes and drea

That’s it, Stephanie, I think as I softly close the door to the library behind me Keep herdohen the Rock Off is just a week away and she’s so close to the finish line

The funny thing is that I had no idea how close we all were to the finish line as I was thinking this Particularly me

Chapter 22

Lisa is at her desk and Davinia, the resident assistant fro in a chair beside her when I walk into our office Neither of theloomily

"Hey," I say back "Gavin said you needed to see ot a problem"

I sit down at my desk, then spin h Lisa’s open office door "We had a guy die of cupcake poisoning last week, and TMZ is hiding in the bushes this week," I say "What could possibly be worse?"