Chapter 9: Surprise Daisy
Riva waited for Benton a few blocks from her house. Her relationship with Daisy had proven convenient, because she’d been able to tell her mother she was going to a party with her popular new friend. Making excuses to see Benton would have been a lot harder before Riva and Daisy had started hanging out.
She tugged nervously at her dress. She hadn’t wanted to put on anything that would make her mother lecture her about boys and alcohol, but she also hadn’t wanted to deal with any more disappointment from Benton. Riva’s skirt reached her knee, but she hoped her mother hadn’t noticed how filmy the fabric was and that Benton wouldn’t complain about the nice-girl floral print.
An engine roared and she jerked upright, but it was just another car she didn’t recognize.
