Chapter41:

Two weeks went by in a blur of assignments (yes, I FINALLY finished my English “life and death” assignment – can’t believe we still had to do it even though Mr Peterson is no longer around!) and by the time I opened my eyes and caught my breath, it was the Friday afternoon before homecoming.  “You still coming over to my place to get ready?” I asked Vi and Kay as we walked to our lockers after class. Kay swung her Gucci bag over her shoulder after pulling out her lip-gloss, applying some liberally as we walked.  “Yeah of course. Nana’s even going to help us do our hair.”  “Your grandmother rocks, Kay!” Vi exclaimed, taking the lip-gloss from Kay and using it before passing it on to me.  We stopped at my locker first and I quickly flung what I didn’t need into it and grabbed my jacket, stuffing it into my backpack.  “Ooh! You put up the pics from Halloween!” Vi caught my locker’s door before I could slam it shut, pointing to the picture of Kay, Robert, Vi, Josh and myself standing in ou