I smoothed out my dress, staring into the mirror. I had straightened my hair so it laid flat down my back. My makeup was decent; The Heathers could've done a better job but this wasn't too bad.

A car horn sounded from outside and I glanced out the window. Heather's Porsche was sitting out front and I quickly ran down the stairs.

"Bye, Mom!" I yelled as I threw open the door.

"Don't stay out too late!"

I slammed the door and hopped into the back of the car. "Hey," I said, slightly out of breath.

"Hey," All three Heathers said in unison.

Chandler pulled up in front of a Seven Eleven. "Veronica, go get some corn nuts."

"Okay, Heather," I sighed, getting out.

Of all people I could've run into, it was him. The Mystery Kid himself, Jason Dean. His black jeans and dark grey shirt hung perfectly on him. Tall and gangly. His face seemed to have a permanent half-smile.

"Greetings and salutations, Veronica Sawyer," he said when I entered.

I gave a weak laugh. "Surprised you remembered my name."

He shrugged. "You're interesting to me. Jason Dean, JD for short." He said, formally introducing himself.

I started browsing the shelves for the corn nuts. He walked over and took my hand.

"What are you doing?" I laughed awkwardly.

"My treat," he said, leading me to the slushy machine.

"I kinda have to go, actually. My friends are waiting for me."

"I don't really like your friends."

I grinned. "I don't really like my friends, either."

JD rolled his eyes. "Come on, what kinda slushy do you want? Mountain Dew? Raspberry?"

"I don't want one, it's fine."

"Well, I think they're a good way to fix problems." He started pouring a Big Gulp of raspberry slushy.

I leaned on the counter, watching him. How d'ya figure that?"

"The way I see it, if your mind is numb, you can't dwell on the past." He took a long slurp of the slushy in his hand. "Freeze your brain, just ignore your problems. It's what keeps me sane."

Rolling my eyes, I stood up straight. "Yeah, sure."

"VERONICA! CORN NUTS!" I heard Heather scream.

I sighed. "I hate my friends." I quickly grabbed a bag of corn nuts and paid as quickly as I could.

JD smirked and waved as I left.