Page 134 of Fraternizing with the Enemy
“She paid him,” Riley clarified. “Paid him to walk the halls, to run into a pretty cheerleader, to win her over.”
Jade gave her eyebrows a suggestive pump. “I will say, he was quite dedicated to his role. He’s a great actor, isn’t he?”
Her words were like little bombs that kept going off in my head.Dedicated to his role.Great actor. Ithought back to that day in the hall, when Jade shoved me hard, and Riley’s foot tripped me, all that which sent me falling perfectly into Logan’s arms.
Almost like he’d been waiting for me to fall into them.
No. “As if, after everything, I would believe you.” Rage filled me then at her lame attempt. “Do you hear how crazy you sound?”
“Girl.” For a split second, Jade sounded like her old self. “You think I’meverwithout proof?”
When I opened my eyes, I found her stretching her arm out, offering her phone to me. Just like with Maisie moments ago, I didn’t want to look at the screen at all. Whatever was on it, I didn’t want to know.
But I took her phone anyway.
She’d opened up a text thread. It was a conversation between her and a number she didn’t have saved.
Hey. :) It’s your secret keeper. Okay, it’s pretty simple. We’ll be at the Brentwood Open House tomorrow around 5. Come, hang out in the men’s restroom til I say
Unknown
Ok
I’ll text you when it’s time
Okay, come out into the hall now. She’s the blonde in the cheer uniform. When I trip her, catch her.
Unknown
Catch her?
Like how they do in romance movies
I could remember that day in the hallway with absolute perfect clarity. Jade’s rough shove, Riley’s foot shooting out, sending me sailing perfectly into Logan’s arms.Woah, he’d said.That was a rom-com moment if I ever saw one.
You did great today! Better than I could’ve hoped. Now just do low effort things. Text back flirty, call her at night, stay on the phone with her until she falls asleep.
Unknown
Seriously?
Just for a week, sheesh
Unknown
“Just” a week. Talk on the phone with her every day for a week until she falls asleep. That’s too far.
Just mute the phone after ten minutes and pretend like YOU fell asleep. Just make it seem like you’re interested. And then we’re done! :)
I scrolled down to the next conversation, and my hand began trembling.
Omg a date? i guess you’re into this more than I thought, huh? ;)
The person didn’t respond to that one. Their next message exchange didn’t come until a week later—the firstday of school.
Unknown
I’m not going to answer her anymore. You said until the first day of school, and that’s today. I’m done helping you be a crap friend.
