At the bus stop the next morning, Lizzie told Elle she had news for her.
“What is it?” Elle asked, bouncing up and down as she rubbed her arms. “And why is it so cold this morning?”
The temperature had dropped overnight, and the girls were bundled up in heavy jackets.
“Deon asked me to homecoming!” Lizzie said, jumping up and down.
Elle stopped moving and stared at Lizzie with her mouth open and her eyes wide.
“What?” she squealed. “He asked you to homecoming? No way!”
She jumped up and down with Lizzie. Both of them let out squeals of joy.
The bus pulling up stopped their celebration, and they climbed into the bus as if they weren’t just yelling and jumping up and down.
As they sat down, Lizzie heard Sabrina say, “Did you see them jumping up and down like idiots out the
