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Chapter One

Bee

I reach for the glue gun, but lue stick instead because it ork all the sa look on her face I s, it would be all I do She can have the dang thing It’s her bridal shower after all I already burned er on it three ti it It’s a freakingbecause everything she does is always perfect It’s the story of her life It’s the life everyone at this bridal shower should want—or so I’ht for me

This is s You aren’t allowed until you’re eighteen because things s adults think I shouldn’t know, but I know IAs much as my parents tried, I still heard stuff and saw it on the internet

For me, I found most of my dirty information in the books I checked out at the library, probably before I really should have known about stuff like that If o back They think it’s sweet I spend so much time there, but the reality of it is that I use it to escape It’s the only way I can ever get away from my family It’s the one place they never question if that’s where I say I’

“You can take the car, Bee Brandon is picking me up” I look up from my scrapbook that has way too one for the weekend They’re off on some nature retreat with a bunch of people fro that a lot lately and it’s nice to have the house mostly to myself “And keep your trap shut about it”

She narrows her bright blue eyes at me and I nod Everyone always coht they’re cold as ice I love my sister, but she’s mean as the devil and vindictive The ice matches the inside of her and that’s just the way it is

I don’t knohy she’s warning me I’ve never told on her before, so I don’t knohy she thinks I would start now My only couy is a jerk—a jerk who’s going to be my brother-in-law soon and then I’ll never escape him As mean as my sister can be, I still don’t want her with hi ave her a pass

“I won’t,” I say and she smirks

I’ll never understand why she’s always ets what she wants I don’t get why she’s not happy and always trying to take a jab at a

“Brandon and I need some time alone,” she whispers under her breath for only me to hear

I wasn’t asking, but she felt the need to tellFor once Melina isn’tsure everyone’s attention is on her, not when she’s up to so she shouldn’t be I don’t blame her If I had someone to sneak out with, I would I’ She’s twenty-one and she’s whispering that she’s going to hang out with her fiancé It’s all ridiculous and I grew up living like it should be normal

Maybe I can sneak out I’ll be alone and I’ll have the car o somewhere and no one would ever know My mind drifts to the possibilities, but I can’t think of anything to do I’s out at the movie theatre or the o with the other kids

We only got to hang out with kids they knew, and for some reason I never clicked with anyone Melina did because she can get along with anyone if she wants to I only got stuck going out with her and her friends because I think ht if I ith her she couldn’t do anything bad They rong