The Pretty App by Sise Katie

Author:Sise,Katie
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Balzer + Bray

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Part Two

THE PRETTY APP LIVE

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chapter twenty

I’d like to say that I forgot about Leo over the next four days, or that I didn’t stare at my phone, waiting for a call/text/email/photo/anything. But of course I couldn’t forget him. Not even close. Not even when Audrey and Lindsay came over and Audrey played on my computer while Lindsay picked out every single outfit she wanted me to wear during the show. She’d put together stuff in my closet I’d never even thought about pairing, and she brought some of her own stuff, too, like a lace-back cardigan she got at the Barneys Warehouse sale when she was in New York City for her fashion internship. She scanned the outfits laid out before us, each marked with fashion notes she wanted me to remember, like: Wear this vintage pendant as an exit necklace with your backless Cushnie et Ochs gown, so it lightly bounces on your bare skin when you turn and walk away from people, leaving a devastatingly glamourous impression.

I didn’t forget about Leo when Joanna, Jolene, and Xander came by with a pink stuffed bear clutching a balloon that said, GOOD LUCK!, either, and I didn’t forget about Leo as I walked on eggshells around my father, or when my uncle Aloysius sent me a singing telegram on behalf of Harrison High School, or when Nic came by with flowers and an envelope that she made me promise I wouldn’t open until I needed it.

“How will I know when I need it?” I’d asked her.

“You just will,” she said.

Still. As much as I wanted to, I couldn’t bring myself to contact Leo. I didn’t want to be stubborn about it, but it didn’t feel right. He’d left me, and he’d done it without any real explanation. I felt pathetic for reliving our kiss in my mind, the way his perfect lips devoured mine, the way his scruff felt against my cheek. I felt pathetic for holding on to his promise that he’d come back to me. But I couldn’t help it. It was all I had.

On Friday, Audrey and I spent the first half of the plane ride to Los Angeles playing Rummy 500 and obsessing over reality show strategy. Things were feeling so new between us, and yet familiar, too. Sometimes I’d feel nervous and try to say the right thing, but mostly I was just myself.

Lindsay had made me a list of reality show dos and don’ts, like:

DON’T make out with any member of the camera crew or production staff.

DO make them think you might. You’ll get more camera time.

DON’T sleep in mascara. They’ll get a.m. shots and you’ll look like something the cat dragged in.

DO cry in a pretty way. One or two tears. No sobbing.

DON’T wear anything that has brand names or mega patterns on it.

DO try and mention my blog if you can.

DON’T forget to eat to fuel your body and maintain your strength. But like going to the bathroom, eating is best done away from the cameras.

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