“Fourteen-year-old Devi?” I ask disbelievingly.
“Twenty-one-year-old Devi,” the girl says slowly. “Oh. My. God. I don’t believe it.”
It can’t be. Can it? My heart leaps. “Ivy?” I ask. “Is that really you?”
“Yes!” she exclaims. “I was just thinking about you! I’m in the campus bookstore and you’re not going to believe who I just—”
“Wait!” I cry. “Don’t tell me anything.”
Pause. “You’re right. You’re so right.”
“I think … I think I dialed the wrong number.”
“Yes,” she says slowly. “I think you did.”
And then I hang up.
Oh. My. God. That was close. I should just throw the phone back into the fountain. Get rid of it for good.
Or …
I slip it into my purse. You never know. I might want to talk to her one day.
Anything’s possible.
Sarah Mlynowski is the author of the Magic in Manhattan series: Bras & Broomsticks, Frogs & French Kisses, Spells & Sleeping Bags, and Parties & Potions. She also coauthored How to Be Bad and has written several adult novels. If Sarah could talk to her younger self, she’d tell her to be nicer to her parents, to keep more diaries, and to not, under any circumstances, trim her own bangs. Originally from Montreal, Sarah’s current self lives in Manhattan and can be found online at sarahm.com.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
Copyright © 2010 by Sarah Mlynowski
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Mlynowski, Sarah.
Gimme a call / Sarah Mlynowski. —1st ed.
p. cm.
Summary: After accidentally dropping her cell phone into a fountain at the mall, fourteen-year-old Devi Banks starts to get phone calls—and an earful of advice on how to live her life to avoid making disastrous choices—from her seventeen-year-old self.
eISBN: 978-0-375-89651-4
[1. Dating (Social customs)—Fiction. 2. Conduct of life—Fiction. 3. High schools—Fiction. 4. Schools—Fiction. 5. Telephone—Fiction.] I. Title. II. Title: Give me a call.
PZ7.M7135Gi 2010
[Fic]—dc22
2009020020
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Table of Contents
Cover
Title Page
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Chapter One - Friday, May 23 … Senior Year
Chapter Two - Friday, September 9 … Freshman Year
Chapter Three - Friday, May 23 … Senior Year
Chapter Four - Friday, September 9 … Freshman Year
Chapter Five - Friday, May 23 … Senior Year
Chapter Six - Friday, September 9 … Freshman Year
Chapter Seven - Friday, May 23 … Senior Year
Chapter Eight - Saturday, September 10 … Freshman Year
Chapter Nine - Saturday, May 24 … Senior Year
Chapter Ten - Saturday, September 10 … Freshman Year
Chapter Eleven - Monday, May 26 … Senior Year
Chapter Twelve - Monday, September 12 … Freshman Year
Chapter Thirteen - Monday, May 26 … Senior Year
Chapter Fourteen - Monday, September 12 … Freshman Year
Chapter Fifteen - Monday, May 26 … Senior Year
Chapter Sixteen - Tuesday, September 13 … Freshman Year
Chapter Seventeen - Tuesday, May 27 … Senior Year
Chapter Eighteen - Tuesday, September 13 … Freshman Year
Chapter Nineteen - Tuesday, May 27 … Senior Year
Chapter Twenty - Wednesday, September 14 … Freshman Year
Chapter Twenty-One - Wednesday, May 28 … Senior Year
Chapter Twenty-Two - Wednesday, September 14 … Freshman Year
Chapter Twenty-Three - Thursday, May 29 … Senior Year
Chapter Twenty-Four - Thursday, September 15 … Freshman Year
Chapter Twenty-Five - Thursday, May 29 … Senior Year
Chapter Twenty-Six - Thursday, September 15 … Freshman Year
Chapter Twenty-Seven - Thursday, May 29 … Senior Year
Chapter Twenty-Eight - Thursday, September 15 … Freshman Year
Chapter Twenty-Nine - Thursday, May 29 … Senior Year
Chapter Thirty - Saturday, September 17 … Freshman Year
Chapter Thirty-One - Saturday, May 31 … Senior Year
Chapter Thirty-Two - Saturday, September 17 … Freshman Year
Chapter Thirty-Three - Sunday, June 1 … Senior Year
Chapter Thirty-Four - Monday, September 19 … Freshman Year
Chapter Thirty-Five - Monday, June 2 … Senior Year
Chapter Thirty-Six - Tuesday, September 20 … Freshman Year
Chapter Thirty-Seven - Tuesday, June 3 … Senior Year
Chapter Thirty-Eight - Wednesday, September 21 … Freshman Year
Chapter Thirty-Nine - Thursday, June 5 … Senior Year
Chapter Forty - Thursday, September 22 … Freshman Year
Chapter Forty-One - Thursday, June 5 … Senior Year
Chapter Forty-Two - Thursday, September 22 … Freshman Year
Chapter Forty-Three - Thursday, June 5 … Senior Year
Chapter Forty-Four - Thursday, September 22 … Freshman Year
Chapter Forty-Five - Thursday, June 5 … Senior Year
Chapter Forty-Six - Friday, September 23 … Freshman Year
Chapter Forty-Seven - Friday, June 6 … Senior Year
Chapter Forty-Eight - Friday, September 23 … Freshman Year
Chapter Forty-Nine - Friday, June 6 … Senior Year
Chapter Fifty - Friday, September 23 … Freshman Year
Chapter Fifty-One - Friday, June 6 … Senior Year
Chapter Fifty-Two - Friday, September 23 … Freshman Year
Chapter Fifty-Three - Friday, June 6 … Senior Year
Chapter Fifty-Four - Friday, September 23 … Freshman Year
Chapter Fifty-Five - Friday, June 6 … Senior Year
Chapter Fifty-Six - Friday, May 23 Three and a half years later
About the Author
Copyright
Table of Contents
Cover
Title Page
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Chapter One - Friday, May 23 … Senior Year
Chapter Two - Friday, September 9 … Freshman Year
Chapter Three - Friday, May 23 … Senior Year
Chapter Four - Friday, September 9 … Freshman Year
Chapter Five - Friday, May 23 … Senior Year
Chapter Six - Friday, September 9 … Freshman Year
Chapter Seven - Friday, May 23 … Senior Year
Chapter Eight - Saturday, September 10 … Freshman Year
Chapter Nine - Saturday, May 24 … Senior Year
Chapter Ten - Saturday, September 10 … Freshman Year
Chapter Eleven - Monday, May 26 … Senior Year
Chapter Twelve - Monday, September 12 … Freshman Year
Chapter Thirteen - Monday, May 26 … Senior Year
Chapter Fourteen - Monday, September 12 … Freshman Year
Chapter Fifteen - Monday, May 26 … Senior Year
Chapter Sixteen - Tuesday, September 1
3 … Freshman Year
Chapter Seventeen - Tuesday, May 27 … Senior Year
Chapter Eighteen - Tuesday, September 13 … Freshman Year
Chapter Nineteen - Tuesday, May 27 … Senior Year
Chapter Twenty - Wednesday, September 14 … Freshman Year
Chapter Twenty-One - Wednesday, May 28 … Senior Year
Chapter Twenty-Two - Wednesday, September 14 … Freshman Year
Chapter Twenty-Three - Thursday, May 29 … Senior Year
Chapter Twenty-Four - Thursday, September 15 … Freshman Year
Chapter Twenty-Five - Thursday, May 29 … Senior Year
Chapter Twenty-Six - Thursday, September 15 … Freshman Year
Chapter Twenty-Seven - Thursday, May 29 … Senior Year
Chapter Twenty-Eight - Thursday, September 15 … Freshman Year
Chapter Twenty-Nine - Thursday, May 29 … Senior Year
Chapter Thirty - Saturday, September 17 … Freshman Year
Chapter Thirty-One - Saturday, May 31 … Senior Year
Chapter Thirty-Two - Saturday, September 17 … Freshman Year
Chapter Thirty-Three - Sunday, June 1 … Senior Year
Chapter Thirty-Four - Monday, September 19 … Freshman Year
Chapter Thirty-Five - Monday, June 2 … Senior Year
Chapter Thirty-Six - Tuesday, September 20 … Freshman Year
Chapter Thirty-Seven - Tuesday, June 3 … Senior Year
Chapter Thirty-Eight - Wednesday, September 21 … Freshman Year
Chapter Thirty-Nine - Thursday, June 5 … Senior Year
Chapter Forty - Thursday, September 22 … Freshman Year
Chapter Forty-One - Thursday, June 5 … Senior Year
Chapter Forty-Two - Thursday, September 22 … Freshman Year
Chapter Forty-Three - Thursday, June 5 … Senior Year
Chapter Forty-Four - Thursday, September 22 … Freshman Year
Chapter Forty-Five - Thursday, June 5 … Senior Year
Chapter Forty-Six - Friday, September 23 … Freshman Year
Chapter Forty-Seven - Friday, June 6 … Senior Year
Chapter Forty-Eight - Friday, September 23 … Freshman Year
Chapter Forty-Nine - Friday, June 6 … Senior Year
Chapter Fifty - Friday, September 23 … Freshman Year
Chapter Fifty-One - Friday, June 6 … Senior Year
Chapter Fifty-Two - Friday, September 23 … Freshman Year
Chapter Fifty-Three - Friday, June 6 … Senior Year
Chapter Fifty-Four - Friday, September 23 … Freshman Year
Chapter Fifty-Five - Friday, June 6 … Senior Year
Chapter Fifty-Six - Friday, May 23 Three and a half years later
About the Author
Copyright
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