Chapter 122

Sarah has given up on salvaging Leila’s make-up and instead hands her a wet wipe. It’s a safe bet to say Leila has looked better, but it’s no surprise that her cute face can pull off the smudgy look any day of the week.

I gaze at Sarah’s flawless, happy face and smile at the radiance I see reflected at me. Marcus surprised everyone by proposing to Sarah, rather publicly, at her birthday bash, which Jake organized for me as a thank you to Sarah for being my friend. The proposal was beautiful, and I admit that Marcus is right for her. Sarah was bowled over, not only by my public appreciation of ‘the girl who loved me when no one else did and persevered anyway’ but the sheer spontaneity of Marcus’s proposal. She didn’t see it coming at all. None of us did, except maybe Jake. I’m sure Marcus had a few whispered conversations with Jake to organize the whole thing.

“Okay!” Sarah turns to me and takes a deep breath. “Ready?” She holds out an arm to me bossily, the only one who