13 - Midsummer Missteps

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I sit at the counter, watching chaos unfold around me as everyone gets ready for midsummers- the biggest, most pretentious kook party of the year

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I sit at the counter, watching chaos unfold around me as everyone gets ready for midsummers- the biggest, most pretentious kook party of the year.

"You're not dressed?" Wheezie asked, eyeing my hoodie and shorts.

"No, I'm not going" I said

"I mean it's Midsummers. You've been talking about Midsummers since last year. You even have a date remember?" Wheezie said

"Yes, I remember." I muttered

"Stella, says she's not going." Whezzie said to Rose as she walked by.

"The hell she isn't. Your father is being coronated as Guardian of Knights of the Rhododendron. You're going." She said

"Is that today? You've only mentioned it like a million times." I deadpanned.

Then dad walked into the room.
"Your daughter says she's not going." Rose said

"Um..." he sighed

"She's definitely off Topper" Wheezie said

"I've been off topper" I muttered under my breath.

"Wheezie, please. Go. Thank you very much" dad said and she walked off.

"What's goin' on?" He asked.

"I just... I know yall said that who thing about wanting me to get with topper, but I just don't think he's my splinter bean" I said

"I don't know exactly what that means, but it sounds to me like you should probably drop him, maybe, huh?" Dad said

"I've been trying to for months" I laughed.

"Maybe, just, not tonight though. Maybe you could I don't know..." Dad started

"I just don't want to go with him" I said

"I know, I know. What if you just paste on a smile and you go and we have a good time all right? And you deal with him mañana? Please" dad pleaded.

"Fine." I gave a small smile and get up to get ready.

The moment I walk into my room, Sarah grins.
"So....you and John b, huh?" She asked.

I just smile, cheeks turning pink.

"That's what I thought. I'll do your hair, you spill everything" she said, curling iron already in her hand.








When we arrive at the party, I kind kie almost immediately.
"This is disgusting, right?" I whisper

"Definitely disgusting." She agreed.

We spot Pope at the oyster bar.
"Excuse me sir." Kie says, putting on an accent.

"Do we have to shuck these ourselves? 'Cause it might mess up my costume." I said

"We wouldn't want that now would we?" Pope said, playing along.

"That was a really bad accent" I said.

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