Jessica's had it with Sweet Valley . . .
Jessica's had it with Sweet Valley . . .
Jessica Wakefield is sick and tired of taking second place to her twin sister, Elizabeth. Everyone adores Elizabeth; she's kind and loving and generous. But Jessica can't seem to do anything right.
Then Jessica meets handsome, sensitive Nicky Shepard, who feels the same way she does. Nicky is running away to San Francisco and wants Jessica to join him. At first she doesn't take him seriously. But when things reach breaking point at home, Jessica starts to see she might be better off if she left Sweet Valley - forever!
Jessica heard the phone clattering down and the boy yelling for Nicky in the background. After a couple of minutes, the phone was picked up again.
"Yeah?" It was Nicky's voice.
"Hi, it's me, Jessica." Just the sound of his voice made her feel better, convinced her she was doing the right thing.
"Hi," he said softly. "I was just about to call you."
"You were?"
"Yeah. Listen, I'm leaving tonight."
"Tonight?" Jessica panicked. "I thought you weren't going until Friday!"
"Things have gotten really bad around here after last night. I've got to get out now."
Jessica didn't know how to reply.
After a short silence, Nicky spoke again. "Have you been thinking about my offer?"
Jessica took a deep breath. "Actually, that's what I called to talk to you about."