“Well?” asked Courtney when I didn’t say anything. “You’ve been whining for days about how you needed some help thinking up an act,” said Lauren. “This way you don’t have to do it alone. We’ll all do it together,” added Shelby. “I’m not much of a dancer, but they talked me into it,” Claudia said. “It’ll be fun.” “And I have the most amazing routine for us to do,” said Lauren. “It’s one that my sister’s high school spirit line did. It had people talking!” “Why?” I asked. “Because of the moves. And the music. You have to see it. It’s really wild.” “I can’t dance,” I said. Amber clutched the spiral notebook to her chest. She had a polite little smile on her face, like this was the first time she’d heard anything about a talent show. “I’ll teach you. Don’t worry. We’ve got three days to work on it. We’ll practice every spare minute we have.” Lauren did a couple of spins across the floor. “That’s a great idea, you guys!”
