“Well, I did it,” Tamara reminds me with a friendly nudge in the ribs. “You just tagged along.”
“Fair enough,” I smile. “You can have all the credit.”
She grins. “Aren’t you glad you decided to listen to me?”
“Yeah, yeah, yeah. Don’t get a big head about it.”
But we both know I’m lying. I would’ve never done something this reckless on my own. And truth be told, I’m not stupid enough to think I’ve gotten away with anything just yet.
No doubt there’ll be hell to pay if my father finds out.
But that’s a problem for future Esme. If there are any consequences, I’ll deal with them later.
My life is closing in on me even faster than I’ve always feared. I want to live a little—while I still can.
“Come on. Let me doll you up. You can borrow something from my wardrobe for tonight,” Tamara sa
