“Well, if it isn’t Little Miss Invisible,” Valerie sneers, her voice dripping with mock sweetness. The other girls titter, their eyes glinting with cruel amusement.
“Puh-leeze, cow, you don’t compare to the value of the dirt stuck to the bottom of her shoes. Try harder. Maybe, just maybe, you might surpass the dirt.” He deliberately eyes her from head to toe. “Nah. Forget it. Not in this lifetime.”
“Oh hush, sideshow.” Despite Valerie’s disconcert toward Nate, there is a pinch to her lips that gives away that his comment did have an effect on her.
I pause, considering my options. I could try to walk past them, pretend I didn’t hear her, and drag Nate along, but I have a feeling she already has some plan. With a deep breath, I look up, meeting Valerie’s gaze. Her blue eyes sparkle with m
