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She got a lot of envious looks in the parking lot at school.
    Mariah’s parents had a lot of money. They gave her anything she wanted. Really. Anything. I could hardly imagine that kind of life. She was a little smug and stuck up at times but we were good friends, besties, and I liked her a lot. I was much closer to Emily though. She was more quiet and reserved by nature. She had an excellent sense of humor. I was relaxed and myself with her. We hung out when she wasn’t with her boyfriend Jarrod.
    All of the windows were rolled down and the stereo was blaring some rock song that I didn’t recognize. Mariah always had the stereo loud, like there was only one volume her car could handle. It sometimes gave me a headache. I never said a word. It was her car. She could do whatever she wanted. And Mariah always did what she wanted. The thought made me smile.
    Looking at Emily, I rolled my eyes. She grinned knowingly. Emily was seated in the backseat so I grabbed shotgun.
    “Hey,” I said as I jumped in, my smile bright.
    “Hi!” They both squealed at the same time. I giggled.
    “What’s up? You guys look excited.”
    “Guess what?” Emily asked excitedly.
    “I have no idea,” I told her.
    “Come on, Rhia. Guess,” Mariah said impatiently, smiling smugly.
    I looked at her for a second. “Did you pass your biology exam?” I asked.
    Mariah made a face. “No, well, yeah, but that’s not it.”
    I could tell I was irritating her slightly. “You met a movie star last night who you fell in love with and now you’re running away to Las Vegas to get married?” I guessed again.
    Emily burst out laughing. Mariah grunted. I thought it was funny. Mariah raised an eyebrow at me. I know she sometimes thought I was a little weird.
    “Hmmm…someone asked you to prom?” I wondered.
    “No, but thanks for reminding me about that. I may have to take drastic action soon. Keep guessing,” Mariah ordered.
    Before I could say anything, Emily jumped in. “Let’s just tell her…the new guy is supposed to be at school today.”
    “Really?” I asked. Finally something to be interested in. 
    “I heard from Brittany that he is really cute,” Mariah answered, a sly smile playing on the corners of her lips.
    “How does she know that?” I wondered aloud.
    “He came into Applebee’s restaurant last night with his family while she was working. You know she’s a hostess there, right? She said he was tall, very tan, and very cute . She said that she nearly tripped over her feet when he smiled at her,” Mariah explained.
    Emily and Mariah both giggled. That was interesting.
    “I wonder if we’ll get a chance to see him today,” I responded. They both exchanged a glance.
    “I heard he’s in your first period English class,” Mariah informed me, watching my reaction.
    “What? Wait, how do you know that?” I asked, completely dumbfounded.
    “Brittany got to school early this morning and waited in the office for him to show up. She made up some bogus excuse about one of her classes so she could wait around. He came in early to get his schedule and find where his classes are. Brittany let him talk to Mrs. Garner first, of course. She knows the whole schedule. After he left, she told Mrs. Garner she changed her mind and left but called me right away,” Mariah explained quickly, without pausing for a breath. I briefly wondered if her head would explode from lack of oxygen, but she did this often enough she probably had some kind of high tolerance.
    Wow, that girl is crafty, I thought. Brittany, I mean. Was her stalker certificate in the mail? I almost said the words aloud but I managed to hold myself in check.
    “Is everybody that excited to see him?” I wondered.
    They both just gawked at me. “Rhia, everybody in town seems to be interested in him but you. It’s the first exciting thing to happen in this dumb little place in years,” Mariah sighed dramatically.
    Our city was pretty small, about ten thousand residents.