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They told Nate about Alice on the ride to school the next day.
“I missed out on all the fun?” Nate laughed.
“She’s a complete psycho. That’s what you missed,”
Ash said.
“You forgot to mention she looks like Cinderella,” Greta ADVANCE READING COPY
added. “Cinderella who has spent a lot of time at boot camp.”
Nate slumped in the driver’s seat. “Maybe I can come
next time.”
Why not throw Nate in the mix? They could play a game
of Would You Rather while Alice uttered death threats and
Elgin modeled his collection of vintage running shorts. They
could even combine the two, and Alice could make them
choose between creative ways to die. Would you rather douse
yourself in lighter fluid and volunteer to carry the Olympic torch
or hang upside down over a river of crocodiles by a bungee cord
made of plastic shopping bags?
Later that morning, on her way to lunch, Greta was thinking
about their dinner with Alice and how to come up with some
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