“Okay,” I murmured. “Sounds fun.”

Mom smiled and ran a hand over my hair, then went back to the kitchen. I pulled out my phone to text Sloane and see if she wanted to come shopping with us on the weekend—I knew my mom would say yes, I was pretty sure she liked Sloane better than me—but I got distracted by new messages in the group chat.

Group name:I promise this isn’t a group chat, Dad

Members:Ni-Ni, Bay, Sharky, Tis Moi Luca, Eggo, Not Zesty

Bay

Well that was mortifying

Tis Moi, Luca

It wasn’t THAT bad

Sharky

I’m sorry did you not see the outfits they put us in

Tis Moi, Luca

Okay, so they were awful

But it’s over now

Sharky

Yeah now we just have to see them in magazines for who knows how long

Did this have something to do with the reason they all had to leave earlier? Were they doing something as a group? Something that involved getting clothes picked out for them?

Eggo

I’m gonna need to see photos of these outfits

Tis Moi, Luca

Absolutely not

Eggo

Please?

We’ll be friends forever

Tis Moi, Luca

How dare you use our friendship against me

Sharky

Those photos will never see the light of day

Eggo

Butwhat if they did

Bay