The It Girl by Katy Birchall Read Free Book Online Page B

you know, about point three on that personal list I definitely didn’t see, I reckon you should have higher standards when it comes to the ideal person to take you on a date.”
    My mouth dropped open.
    â€œBut as I say”—he swung his bag over his shoulder with a mischievous grin—“I definitely didn’t see anything. See you tomorrow, Spidey.”
    He strolled off down the road and left me standing on my own, my mouth still hanging open.
    Note to self: stop writing lists.
    From: [email protected]
    To: [email protected]
    Subject: Come on
    Are you home yet? I’m bored.
    How was detention? I can’t believe you did something as selfish as set someone on fire. Now you have detention so I have no one to distract me from this French vocab.
    Danny is so annoying. He purposefully doesn’treply to my e-mails so that I’m forced to do my homework.
    J x
    From: [email protected]
    To: [email protected]
    Subject: Re: Come on
    Hey, I’m home!
    Get this—Dad took Dog to the vet today for his annual checkup. Do you know what this so-called vet had to say? That Dog was “healthy.”
    Can you believe that?! I am tempted to march right up to that vet and give him a piece of my mind!
    Have you had dinner, by the way?
    Love, me xxx
    From: [email protected]
    To: [email protected]
    Subject: Re: Come on
    I’m confused. Isn’t being healthy a good thing for a dog?
    I did have dinner, yes. You are full of interesting questions. We had spaghetti.
    Do what you will with this information.
    J x
    From: [email protected]
    To: [email protected]
    Subject: Poor Dog
    It is fine for a dog to be healthy, Jess, but it is not fine for a stranger to call Dog “healthy.” Do you get it now?
    I was actually going to ask if you wanted to come over here for dinner so you could jump in and save me if Dad tried to lecture me about the importance of bumblebees or something.
    So there.
    Love, me xxx
    From: [email protected]
    To: [email protected]
    Subject: Re: Poor Dog
    No, I do not get it now. Nobody would get it now.You’re not making any sense.
    Very kind of you, want me to come over anyway? I could distract your dad with questions about military arms.
    J x
    From: [email protected]
    To: [email protected]
    Subject: Re: Poor Dog
    He was clearly referring to Dog’s size.
    Love, me xxx
    From: [email protected]
    To: [email protected]
    Subject: You’re crazy
    Again. That is a GOOD thing. That he is HEALTHY.
    Am I coming over?
    J x
    From: [email protected]
    To: [email protected]
    Subject: Re: You’re crazy
    Hang on. Better not come over yet.
    Dad wants me to log off. He wants to “have a talk” about something “very important.” He’s been acting so weird the past few days.
    Anyway I’ll be back on in about half an hour and will let you know.
    Love, me xxx
    From: [email protected]
    To: [email protected]
    Subject: Leave me why don’t you
    Hope everything is okay. Let me know?
    J x
    From: [email protected]
    To: [email protected]
    Subject: You there?
    Hey, Anna—just wondering what your dad had to say? It’s been a couple of hours so checking everything is okay.
    Plus, I’m really bored. Why is there so much vocab in the French language? Surely we don’t need to know this much if we ever goover there, right? We’d only need to know “croissant” and “non” to get by, I’m pretty sure of it.
    So why am I learning the French translation of “antler”?
    When am I going to be in France talking about antlers? Our school is so strange.
    J x
    From: [email protected]
    To: [email protected]
    Subject: (no subject)
    Me again! It’s been a while now—what’s going on? Is everything all right with your dad?
    I’m