Read on to see what happens! Chapter 5 Breaking Up Is Hard to Do Kiki hadn’t been to Jacob Young’s house since his eighth birthday party. It hadn’t changed much: it was still elegant and opulent without being gaudy—there was lots of polished wood, and African sculptures on pedestals. Mrs. Young hadn’t changed much either. Either she’d had a lot of plastic surgery, or she had very, very good genes. “Hey, Kiki. What are you doing here?” she asked, squinting down at Kiki at the front door. Kiki had decided to bike over to Jacob’s house to tell him in person that she wasn’t interested in going out with him again. She had known him so long, surely she owed him that much, even after just one date? Unfortunately that Saturday, like most Saturdays, Kiki had things to do all afternoon. And that night she was going to the studio, and then on to Laura Keller’s party, so her best chance for seeing him was at 10:30 AM. “I need to talk to Jacob. Is he around?” She shifted her backpack nervously from shoulder to shoulder.
