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Chapters (31)
  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright
  3. Dedication
  4. NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER
  5. ONE
  6. TWO
  7. THREE
  8. FOUR
  9. FIVE
  10. SIX
  11. SEVEN
  12. EIGHT
  13. NINE
  14. TEN
  15. ELEVEN
  16. TWELVE
  17. THIRTEEN
  18. FOURTEEN
  19. FIFTEEN
  20. SIXTEEN
  21. SEVENTEEN
  22. EIGHTEEN
  23. NINETEEN
  24. TWENTY
  25. TWENTY-ONE
  26. TWENTY-TWO
  27. TWENTY-THREE
  28. TWENTY-FOUR
  29. TWENTY-FIVE
  30. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  31. ABOUT THE AUTHOR

That night, Mr. Spencer sent a very short email saying he would no longer be seeking damages. He didn’t say why, but I could guess. And we just sort of let that go because I do think there’s a right and wrong way to win certain battles. Plus I had two moms who loved me and a friend who looked out for me and a date. What did I care about a dick like Mr. Spencer?

The next morning, Lucy and Millie confirmed both that I would be able to be the lead in Peter Pan (yes!) and be able to go to the dance with Gilly (yes!).

TWENTY-FOUR

Leading up to the play, on top of rehearsing for Peter Pan, which is a script that is just way more complicated than you think it is, most of my time was spent drowning in fabric, because in addition to playing the starring role, I was also the only person in the cast who could sew. Except for Sarah’s mother, that is, who informed Mr. Davidson in what I heard was a pretty snippy email, that she was making Sarah’s Wendy costume. But no one else’s.

Fortunately for us, we at least had the funding for the costumes, care of our new patron, the enigmatic and exuberant Beverly Lynde, who wrote a choice letter about the Pyes that I won’t share because it was very funny, but very rude. There was also a check enclosed.

I made all six pirates’, six Lost Kids’, and Hook’s costumes. Because Gilly needed to stay off her feet, she was a sitting Lost Kid, with big bell-bottoms to cover her cast.

With the scraps, I made extra pirate gear for Monty and Bjorn. They looked adorable. Bjorn hated his and ate the bottom half, and I had to throw it away basically.

For my costume I was pretty much set, as any fashionista would be. I already had the tights, I just needed to stone them and take in my tunic so it looked more Panlike. Minnie and I actually stoned our tights together. Minnie was upping her makeup and accessories game each day, which was catching on with the cheerleading and debate teams, so maybe there’s hope for the rest of Greenville yet.

Oh right. Yeah, Tanner and Sarah and John all stayed in the play. Like, the day after our standoff they showed up for rehearsals with their lines memorized and everything. I think Sarah and Tanner especially really wanted to be there. Sarah was like putting in the work as Wendy every rehearsal and asking for notes and everything.