‘What are you doing here?’ she asked her ‘frenemy’. Nina fluttered a thin strip of paper in the air. ‘You left this in my mother’s car yesterday. It must have fallen out of your bag.’ Amanda took the paper and examined it. It was the receipt for a pair of shoes she’d bought at the mall the day before. ‘You need this if you want to return the shoes,’ Nina pointed out. ‘I love those sandals, I’m not going to take them back,’ Amanda replied. Then she frowned. ‘Why are you giving me this now? Why didn’t you give it to me at lunch today?’ Nina smiled sweetly. ‘I forgot.’ Amanda doubted that. Nina knew that Ken was in this class with Amanda. She was just looking for an excuse to hang out in front of the room and ‘accidentally’ run into him. ‘Thanks,’ she said, tossing the receipt in her bag. ‘Bye.’ But just as she suspected, Nina remained by the door. From her seat in class, Amanda could see Ken arrive and Nina stopping him. They weren’t able to talk long – the bell was about to ring – but Amanda fumed anyway.
