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Chapter One

The invitation arrived at 8:37 on a Friday, right before Eva and I left for a party I read it curled up on the couch,my retinas:

Can you believe it’s already been five years since graduation? We’ve booked the Ashbury Inn for the reunion, and we’ll have dancing, drinking, and a slideshow of all our favorite moments I can’t wait to hear what all of you have been up to!

Go Pir

ates!

Sophie Salisbury, Class President

“You look as though you sed a toad,” my roommate said

I glanced up frolass of our cheapon wine-dark lipstick She’d already carefully layered for the evening, belting a red cardigan over a short black and white dress I wore one of her cast-offs, a slinky green thing she swore brought out my eyes

“Did you know high schools have five-year reunions?”

Now she turned fully around “They do not”

“Apparently ot an e to have a slideshow of ‘all our favoriteme” Sophie Salisbury’s favoriteQueen and tripping raduation

A smile worthy of the Cheshire Cat slid across Eva’s face “That sounds brilliant Oh h school crush—”

“Ha! Not likely”

“Or show up the irl—”