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When is she going to strike back against h e boyfriend to care about me and Peter, but I don’t believe it I’ve seen the way she looks at hiether and we basically take over the place It’s just like at the lunch table, with the up on Friday I don’t think I say tords I don’t really have anything to add I just eat urt and enjoy the fact that I’ the Golf Channel withto our cars when Gabe says, “Hey, Lara Jean, did you know that if you say your nae? Try it! Larajean”

Dutifully I repeat, “Larajean Larjean Largy Actually I think it sounds e”

Gabe nods to hie You’re so little it’s funny Right? Like those big guys who go by the na “Sure”

Gabe turns to Darrell “She’s so little she could be our mascot”

“Hey, I’m not that small,” I protest

“How tall are you?” Darrell asks me

“Five two,” I fib It’shis spoon in the trash, Gabe says, “You’re so little you could fit inin a berabs me and throws me over his shoulder like I’m a kid and he’s s and pounding on his chest

He starts spinning around in a circle, and all the guys are cracking up “I’ to beso hard I can’t catchto feel dizzy “Puttoo

Gabe runs toward somebody’s pickup truck and sets me down in the back “Getaway All the guys start getting into their cars “Bye, Large!” they call out Peter jogs over to me and extends his hand so I can hop down

“Your friends are crazy,” I say, ju onto the pavement

“They like you,” he says

“Really?”

“Sure They used to hate when I would bring Gen places They don’t s his are I’ll take you home”

As alk to his car, I letIt sure is nice being part of a group, feeling like I belong

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I VOLUNTEERED TO BAKE SIX dozen cup cakes for Kitty’s PTA bake sale I did it because Margot’s done it for the past two years Margot only ever did it because she didn’t want people to think Kitty’s fah in PTA She did brownies both tiht they’d be a bigger hit I bought a few different kinds of blue sprinkles and I s that say BLUE MOUNTAIN ACADEMY I thought Kitty would have fun helping ot’s as better, because with brownies, you just pour theo Cupcakes are a lot more work You have to scoop the perfect amount six dozen times, and then you have to wait for the

I’s “Kitty!” I screaain “Kitty!”

Fro an i it open without bothering to check who it is