“Can I
sleep over while your mom’s away?” Troy said with a devilish grin.
“Shut
it!” Jasmine said under her breath. “If Mom even hears you say that, she won’t
go at all.”
“She’s
not even home now,” Troy said.
"Yeah, but she
might have the neighbors spying on us. You never know,” Jasmine said, looking
around as if to spot one of these supposed spies.
“What
are they talking about?” Wes asked Janet as they approached the
front porch of her house, following the others. “Where’s
your mom going?”
“New York City.
Mr. Frank is taking her for a whole week to see how the finest restaurants are
run, and of course, for more shopping,” Janet said. “She’s so excited!”
Wes
relaxed. “Oh…that’s okay then. I thought for a minute…” he said shaking his
head.
“What?”
