The first five minutes weren't bad, actually. It was the ten after that reminded Harper exactly why she'd spent most of high school skipping parties like this one.Nobody told her to leave and nobody laughed in her face, but people looked at her a certain way, starting at her shoes and working up to a smile that never quite made it to their eyes. She drifted toward the drinks table hoping to disappear into the crowd for a minute. No luck."Harper, right?"She turned around. A blonde girl she half recognized from student council was smiling at her, seemingly for real. "I'm Mia.""Hi.""I've actually wanted to meet you." Mia handed her a bottle of water. "You're the one who got a perfect score on the state chem exam."Harper blinked. "You know about that?""My brother's in your class."Something in Harper's chest eased off a notch, the first time all night. "Congrats, by the way," Mia said. "That's genuinely impressive.""Thanks.""I don't know how you did it. I nearly failed algebra ou
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