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After a terrible encounter at a party, one year later, Hailey Fonte is ready to return to her hometown. With everyone against her because of last year's events and horrible rumors, Hailey must overcome many hurdles, which includes coming...
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"Do I have to wear a swimsuit?" I ask Jana as I sit on her bed, waiting for her to come out of the bathroom.
"It is a pool party," she calls, "I mean kickback, a pool kickback."
I grab one of her pillows and set it on my lap. Jana's room is colorful and cozy, and being in here makes me feel happy. She has plenty of pictures, school merchandise, decorations, things that truly make this room that of high school girls. The last time I saw it, she had a mirror hanging on her door where we used to write in lipstick, only because we thought it made us edgy. Now thinking about it, I laugh a little.
Jana comes out in a white bikini, showing plenty. She looks amazing in it, incredibly confident. "Perfect," I call and she waves me off.
"Borrow something," she orders more then suggests and rummages through the same drawer that her bikini came from. "How about a black bottom with a red top?"
I shake my head. "Really, I don't do bikinis."
"You wore them over the summer before—" she stops herself. "Sorry."
I look down to my lap for a moment, not wanting to be a downer. "It's fine. I'll just dip my feet in, it will be nice."
Jana lets a small smile appear. "At least borrow a dress?"
"Sure, and you can pick it out."
Jana scavenges through her closet, shuffling through all of her dresses until she comes out with a cute, white sundress. "It seems like you."
"Alright, I'll change and then we'll go."
I drive us to the pool-kickback and find myself worrying the entire way there while listening to Jana's directions at the same time. We have to recalculate a few times.
I can't help but think back.
I want to give you a tour of the house, Harrison said as we walked away from the kitchen.
I agreed, I just wanted to impress him, Okay.
He avoided the downstairs, as that is where a party was taking place. Harrison led me up the stairs, and I thought nothing of it. I remember looking up at him and he climbs the stairs before me, watching his back. Daphne is going to be so jealous, I thought. I was with the most popular guy in school.
He wanted to show me his bedroom, which excited me.
"We're here," Jana says, which is odd because I am the one driving. "You ready to get out?"
"Yeah, of course. Let's go."
Together we walk towards the house, but instead of going to the front door, we make our way through the side gate and down a pathway along the side of the house. I can hear music, not too loud, and voices talking normally, not shouting, which is different from Harrison's party.
