Page 79 of The Nicest Thing
"Romantasy forever," Ana added.
Everyone looked to Scotlyn, and she said, "I don't know.I just love romance.I love reading it and writing it."
My thoughts exactly.
"It sounds like you're an eclectic group," I said."I wish they would've had a writing club like this when I was in high school."
The girls laughed.
"How did you find each other?"
Hazel lifted a brow."Well, I started the group.Counselor Hightower said it would look good on my college applications."
"But she named it something horrible so no one would join," Scotlyn put in.
"Really?"I looked between the five of them."What's the name?"
"Do you want to tell her or should I?" Ana asked.
Hazel's frown twitched."Go ahead."
"We're The Society of Awkward Delinquents and Bad Lyricists Underwriting Eulogies and Sorrow."
My eyebrows rose."That's a long name."
"You're not kidding," Freya said.
Lola laughed."That was the whole point.Hazel didn't want anyone signing up for her little club."
"I was going through my moody loner phase," Hazel said by way of explanation.
"Pretty sure it never ended," Ana said back, and after a stare down, they both laughed.
"Yeah, you're right."
"It works for you."
"It does," Lola agreed with a smile.To me she said, "She was so pissed when we all showed up."
"Thought she was going to have this library time all to herself," Freya put in."But now, she loves us."
Hazel gave a gusty sigh, but I could tell they enjoyed each other's company.
"The Sad Blues," I said, nodding."I like it."
"What?" Ana asked.
"The S.A.D. B.L.U.E.S.The Society of Awkward Delinquents and Bad Lyricists Underwriting Eulogies and Sorrow.Fun acronym."
When they just stared at me, I felt my lips pull up in a smile.
"You didn't mean to do that?"
Hazel shook her head."No, I was going for Edgar Allen Poe meets Taylor Swift."
"That makes it even better," I said."Unintentional genius."
As they laughed, I crossed my arms.
