Too bad they don？t have a tenth grade。
A reads v like a book
Even though she？d been totally two…timing him and a cross…country road trip really wasn？t her
idea of a good time； Vanessa was ready for Aaron when he pulled up in his red Saab； right on time。
She just couldn？t let him down； because if she did； she？d have to explain her outrageously heinous
behavior； which she wasn？t prepared to do； because she honestly didn？t know why she？d behaved
so heinously。 Maybe she was just ？
Psycho？
？I？ll be down in a sec！？ she called when he buzzed from downstairs。
？Nah； buzz me in； I？m ing up；？ he responded。
Vanessa should have known that something was up when he walked in and didn？t kiss her。
Downstairs； Mookie； Aaron？s huge brown…and…white boxer； barked eagerly out of the Saab？s open
sunroof。
There were green beads in Aaron？s coarse brown hair。 All of a sudden Vanessa noticed that he？d
grown it out into inch…long little dreads all over his head。 When had that happened？
？Thank God Blair？s graduating today too；？ he remarked。 ？My dad was totally fine with going to
her thing instead of mine。？ He patted his green army…issue…shorts pockets。 ？Um ？？ he began； his
dark eyes darting nervously around the room。 ？Hey； nice dress！？
The Morgane le Fay dress hung all by itself in the living room closet。
Vanessa shrugged。 ？I？m returning it。？
Aaron went over to the dress and pulled the hanger off the rail； twirling it around to get the full
effect of the dress。 ？Put it on；？ he suggested； holding it out to her。
She shook her head。 ？I already tried it on a couple of times。 Besides graduation； I don？t have
anywhere else to wear it。？