I stared at him in shock! Just when I had decided to trust him again, he was acting like a total JERK!
“How could you do this to me?” I cried. “The last thing I need is dozens more of those pictures floating around the school!”
“Dozens?! Marcus and I helped Brandon hand out at least three hundred of them. That picture is too hilarious!” Theo laughed. “Everybody wanted one.”
“Marcus, how could you?!” Chloe exclaimed in shock.
“Theo, that’s just CRUEL!” Zoey said, shaking her head in disgust.
I stood up abruptly to leave. “Sorry! I’ve had enough! I’m out of here!”
“Wait, Nikki. We’re coming with you,” Chloe said.
“Let’s go get our coats,” Zoey huffed.
“Wait, just let me explain!” Brandon pleaded.
“There’s NO excuse for what you did!” I scolded, blinking back tears for what seemed like the fifth time tonight. “It wasn’t funny!”
Suddenly the house lights came on and Principal Winston took the stage.
“Okay, students! May I have your attention, please? It’s time to crown our WCD Sweetheart Princess.”
>“OMG!” MacKenzie shrieked. “They’re about to announce the Sweetheart Princess. I’m pretty sure I won. Anyway, I gotta go. They’re going to need me onstage. LATER, HATERS!” Then she sashayed away. I just HATE it when that girl sashays!
Mr. Winston continued. “First I’d like to thank our math teacher, Mrs. Sprague, for counting all of the ballots earlier today. Now I am very proud and honored to announce that our new WCD Sweetheart Princess is . . .”
MacKenzie Hollister, I grumbled inside my head. It’s ALWAYS MacKenzie Hollister!
“NIKKI MAXWELL!! CONGRATULATIONS!!”
OMG! I could not believe my ears! I just stood there in total shock with my mouth hanging open.
If Chloe and Zoey hadn’t been holding on to me, I would have fall going to the Sweetheart Dance with Brandonhe" aid=" cen right over.
How could this have happened? And why would anyone vote for me, the BIGGEST DORK in the entire school?
That’s when Brandon brushed his shaggy bangs out of his eyes and gave me a crooked smile. Then he turned the poster over and handed it to me . . . .
OMG! My eyes almost popped out of my head! It said nice stuff about ME. Only no one had bothered to tell ME about it. Or my BFFs, Chloe and Zoey. Finally it all made sense why kids had been whispering about me at school today.
“Would Nikki and her date please come up to the stage?” Mr. Winston asked. “We have a special gift for you, young lady!”
As the entire student body cheered (well, everyone except MacKenzie, who was staring at her cell phone), Brandon and I made our way to the stage.
It felt like I was in a dream. I carefully opened a white box, and inside was the most beautiful tiara I’d ever seen!
OMG! Brandon was the perfect escort.
He even helped me with my tiara.
Okay, he placed it on my head totally lopsided!
But STILL! It’s the thought that counts.
After that, each couple at the dance got to pose for a really nice keepsake picture. It felt like we were at a senior prom or something . . . .
CHLOE AND MARCUS !
ZOEY AND THEO !
And last but not least . . .
ME AND BRANDON !!
I thought all of our photos came out SUPERcute!
Then, thanks to Jordyn, we FINALLY learned the identity of th
e mysterious person who had stolen Brandon’s phone and sent me those messages . . . .
SQUEEEt rs>
Not that we were all that shocked and0;. . . .
“WHERE’S MY PRESENT FROM BRANDON?!! IT’S JUST GOT TO BE IN HERE SOMEWHERE!!”
Soon the lights went down and the disco ball lit up for a slow dance.Brandon kept staring at me with this strange look on his face. Then he nervously cleared his throat.
“Wow, Nikki! I’ve been wanting to tell you that you look . . . um, totally . . . !!” Brandon’s mouth opened but no words came out. I guess he was speechless.
" aid="UGIDI">“Thank you,” I gushed. “And I wanted to say that you look beyond awesome!”
“Thank you!” Brandon said shyly. “So . . . uh . . . do you wanna . . . ?” He nodded toward the dance floor.
We danced, laughed, and spoke to each other in what probably sounded like gibberish for the rest of the evening. But we understood each other perfectly.
It was the most sweetly AWKWARD and insanely BEAUTIFUL moment of my entire LIFE!
It was like I was a princess in my very OWN fairy tale.
And Brandon was my handsome prince and a very cool friend. I was finally having my dorkily ever after, and I wanted this moment to last forever.
Suddenly I remembered that most of my favorite fairy tales ended with the prince and princess sharing a romantic KISS!!
So of course I TOTALLY FREAKED during our very last dance! And guess what happened?!! OMG! I was so nervous I thought I was going to pee my pants. WhiK">“Sure
ALSO BY
Rachel Renée Russell
Dork Diaries:
Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
Dork Diaries 2:
Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
Dork Diaries 3:
Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star
Dork Diaries 3 1/2:
How to Dork Your Diary
Dork Diaries 4:
Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess
Dork Diaries 5:
Tales from a Not-So-Smart Miss Know-It-All
This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real places are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places, and events are products of the author’s imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or places or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
ALADDIN * An imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division * 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020 www.SimonandSchuster.com * First Aladdin hardcover edition June 2013 * Copyright © 2013 by Rachel Renée Russell * All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. * ALADDIN is a trademark of Simon & Schuster, Inc., and related logo is a registered trademark of Simon & Schuster, Inc. * The Simon & Schuster Speakers Bureau can bring authors to your live event. For more information or to book an event contact the Simon & Schuster Speakers Bureau at 1-866-248-3049 or visit our website at www.simonspeakers.com. * Series design by Lisa Vega * Book designed by Jeanine Henderson * The text of this book was set in Skippy Sharp. * Libr at myself in the mirror.WhdiMomary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data * Russell, Rachel Renée. * Dork diaries 6: tales from a not-so-happy heartbreaker / Rachel Renée Russell.—First Aladdin hardcover edition. * p. cm.—(Dork diaries ; 6) * Summary: Middle-school drama queen Nikki Maxwell worries about asking a boy to her school’s Sweetheart Dance. * [1. Dance parties—Fiction. 2. Dating (Social customs)—Fiction. 3. Friendship—Fiction. 4. Middle schools—Fiction. 5. Schools—Fiction. 6. Diaries—Fiction.] I. Title. * PZ7.R915935Tai 2013 * [Fic]—dc23 * 2013005696 * ISBN 978-1-4424-4963-3 * ISBN 978-1-4424-4964-0 (eBook)
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