Chapter 2

Then again, she was in the high school the year you graduated. Everyone knows the troublemakers, and you made the worst trouble of them all. Everyone knew Josey Fuller, especially the vice principal. And if you remember right, Miranda used to work in the office during her study hall.

You ask her, “What are you reading?”

She shows you the cover of the magazine—Seventeen. That’s when you remember she’s still in high school, and you ask when she graduates.

“In June,” she replies.

You remember it’s only May. College always gets out early.

Now you’re finally talking to her, you don’t want to stop. Unfortunately, you can’t think of a thing to say. “So…what’s up?”

She shrugs. You figured as much.

So you ask, “Want to go somewhere?”

“Like where?”

Thinking fast, you figure you have enough cash to get both of you into a cheap club, with enough left over for a couple of drinks. “The Coppermine,” you suggest.

To your surprise, she picks up her things and nods.