“My sister was supposed to pick me up,” Melanie said weakly, dialing Selene’s number for the upteenth time.
Brad smirked, seemingly enjoying the way she was trying to avoid him. He wasn't stupid. He'd seen her run the other way when he'd stood in the lunch line with Josiah and Amy. He was happy that his friend had the same lunch with him. Brad had wondered briefly if, once his in-school suspension was over, maybe they all could sit together from now on: Josiah, Amy, Melanie and him.
Trying to keep his mind on the task at hand, Brad looked at Melanie seriously.
“Come on, I can drop you. Knowing Selene and Dylan, they probably lost track of time since she spent the weekend with her family.”
Melanie winced at the insinuation that Selene and Dylan were probably too busy having hot and
