Did the world just get more and more mysterious? More confounding? More bewildering?There was the attic floor, of course, and then the door with no handle under her desk. There was how your best friend could step out of the way and let you split your head open, yet continue to be your best friend. There was the way two people could smile at each other, and then one could go and remarry somebody else.She wished she could just live in Dreamonica, where she got to make every decision—how many puppies, how big a mansion, even what color hair and eyes she had.And speaking of eyes, there was Sadie Howell, who had turned her attention to Theo Summers, big-time.Odessa could not compete with those pale blue eyes; she couldn’t even match their shade when she designed her online self.Smile, blush, giggle. Smile, blush, giggle.That was Sadie Howell. Hovering over Theo’s desk. Sitting next to him at assemblies. Running up to him at recess.Smile, blush, giggle.Odessa couldn’t believe this sort of thing worked.
