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She gave him a sweet smile, and Landon blinked.
"Sushioronigiri?"
Landon wasn't the only one surprised either. Devon was now staring at her like she had grown two horns while Sean asked her seriously if she was feeling alright.
But Charlotte only had eyes for Landon. "Well?"
"Er...sushi?"
Charlotte nodded and felt all eyes on her as she made a show of carefully taking thesushiout of the box with her chopsticks—-
"This feels gross," she heard Nick mutter under his breath.
—-before shoving the entire thing into Landon's mouth.
Landon choked, and his friends laughed.
"Heartless as ever," Logan said with a smirk.
Landon could only scowl at his friends, with his mouth still full.
Charlotte returned her attention to herbentobox. Now that was done, she felt so much more relaxed—-
"Um, Landon?"
The entire lunch hall fell silent as Valentina Rodriguez, accompanied by her usual clique of friends, suddenly showed up at the side of their table. Valentina was considered as the hottest girl in school, and everyone also knew she had been crushing hard on Landon since freshmen year.
Landon glanced up, and Charlotte's face remained expressionless even as the horribly jealous little cat living inside her soul started meowing like crazy.Don't look at other girls, you jerk!
"It's my eighteenth birthday tomorrow," the other girl began.
"Happy birthday," Landon said right away.
"—-as well as my come-out ball."
"Ah, right. Did I forget to RSVP?"
"So you did get the invitation then?"
"Yeah, I did."
Charlotte mentally rolled her eyes at how the conversation was unfolding.Oh, please.She knew exactly why Valentina was asking Landon about her come-out ball right this very moment, but what the other girl didn't know was how much Charlotte hated parties. She would rather eat a bowl of live cockroaches than attend one, but if she were to say that aloud, Charlotte was certain the other kids would only think she was faking it.
"I'm so glad!" Valentina bit her lip, and Charlotte couldn't help but stare.Wow.She had never been the lip-biting type, and she had mad respect for any girl capable of doing so. She just found it so awkward and—-whoa!
Charlotte gaped when the other girl suddenly started twisting like a snake. She had a feeling Valentina wanted to appear shy and fidgety, but...
Nope.
It just wasn't working, and Charlotte quickly reached for anonigiri.She needed to keep her mouth occupied, just to make sure she didn't accidentally laugh out—-oh my gosh!Valentina was now practicallyslitheringas she moved closer to Landon, and Charlotte, feeling like her laughter was about to burst out any second, hastily reached for a crabstick and shoved it inside her mouth.
"I was wondering..."
"Thanks for inviting me," Landon said at the same time Valentina had started to speak, "but I'm afraid I won't be able to attend."
Valentina's twisting motions instantly ceased. "W-Why not?" The other girl's strangled tone made Charlotte want to wince on Valentina's behalf. This was justsoawkward, she almost wished she could do something—-
"Because Charles and I always have plans on weekends."
