Young Adult Revisited

Wendy loves cats, but her parents absolutely forbid her from having one. Luckily, her best friend Tina has a Siamese named Shal that she gets to see. While trying to work on her gymnastics, she falls, which gives this chick Nancy the chance to talk smack to her. Nancy is allergic to cats but knows that Wendy loves them and makes some crack about how she should take a lesson from them. Tina and Wendy go to some cat show and check out the vendors area. Tina warns her that her mom told her not to buy any more cat crap, but she sees a cool little shop and wanders inside. The owner, Mrs. Bast, has everything cat you can name, and she has a display of jewelry and trinkets priced at $5. Wendy finds a really cool black cat pendant with a white spot on its face. Mrs. Bast grabs it from her, says it isn't for sale, and claims that it came from her private collection. She also warns them that it will turn the wearer into a werecat. Wendy waits until she's distracted, leaves a $...

Prologue: Hailey will never forget the night that she was at Burgers Etc. and saw Robert Q meet Darlene. I'll never forget either because literally one page later, the book starts out with the same exact line. Hailey and her roommate Nell, who is some amazing gymnast, are in the restaurant with some friends when they see Robert Q. Fresh off a breakup with his yuppie girlfriend Gerrie, he's a Big Man On Campus looking for some action. When he sees the hot to trot waitress Darlene, he asks her out. Hailey thinks it's disgusting because he's a pig and Darlene can do better. A few nights later, she runs into Darlene in the bathroom of her dorm while she's there with Robert visiting a friend. Darlene is super excited about dating a rich guy and how he's so different from her old boyfriend Bo. She remembers that Hailey was nice to her at the restaurant and asks for some hair and makeup tips. Hailey invites her to her dorm room, and she and Nell gi...