My Fair Brady by Brian D. Kennedy EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Author: Brian D. Kennedy
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Wade
I don’t know if all the world’s a stage. But as soon as fifth period lets out,
our cafeteria certainly turns into one. It’s not an ideal performance space—
fluorescent lights lack the dramatic effect of a tight follow spot, and there’s
no twenty-piece orchestra ready to accompany anyone who wants to
spontaneously break into song. But there’s definitely an audience. People
who are hungry for a good show.
“Just go over to his table.”
“What would I even say to him?”
“I don’t know. That you like his smile?”
“Yeah, that’s not happening.”
“Fine. Tell him his butt looks good in our school uniform.”
“Oh my god. Stop.”
Glancing over my shoulder, two girls I don’t recognize stand behind me
in the buffet line. They must be juniors because underclassmen eat the
period before us.
“For the record,” I say, “these khakis aren’t easy to pull off.”
When they realize I’ve heard them, their eyes go as wide as the plates
on their trays. I smile, flipping on the charm as effortlessly as a light switch.
“Oh, and I’d stay away from the wax beans if I were you. They’ve probably
been sitting out since I was a freshman.”
It takes a second, but then they look at each other and laugh.
“Wax beans,” one of them says. “So gross!”
It wasn’t that funny. But sometimes . . . well, I don’t have to try very
hard to be liked.
Thankfully, a packet of soup crackers hits me square in the chest before
my head can get any bigger. The girls laugh again, and across the buffet
from me, Ava raises an eyebrow. “Hey, Prince Charming. I’d like to eat
before my pizza gets cold.”
I shoot the girls a conspiratorial wink and join Ava in line to pay.
“Flirting with girls,” she says, shaking her head. “Are you really that
desperate?”
“I flirt with everyone,” I reply, a little too defensively. “It’s my thing.”
“Being the focal point of any room you walk into is your thing.” Ava
hands the cashier her student card, flashing an enthusiastic, camera-ready
smile that says she enjoys attention just as much.
Once our lunches are paid for, we take a sharp right toward the exit. It’s
been two weeks since Valentine’s Day, so I’ve had plenty of time to train
myself not to glance over at our old table by now. But my eyes go there
anyway, immediately landing on Reese. He’s laughing and stealing a Tater
Tot from Hannah’s tray. My throat goes tight.
“Wade.” Ava snaps my attention away from them. “Let’s go.”
Technically we’re not allowed to eat outside the cafeteria, but since
most students at Monroe Academy are chronic overachievers, the
administration lets it slide. We’re one of the top private high schools in
Minnesota for a reason. People aren’t skipping lunch to sit in their cars and
get high. They’re skipping lunch to sit in their cars and compare PSAT
scores.
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