Dork Diaries_ Holiday Heartbreak

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 the mysterious person who had stolen Brandon’s phone and sent me those messages . . .

Not that we were all that shocked and surprised . . .

“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. “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.

nodded toward the dance floor. “Sure. I’d love to,” I answered, and took his hand. 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 favourite 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. Which, BTW, wasn’t the first time, and definitely NOT the last! I can’t wait to share ALL of the exciting details! SQUEEE!! TOMORROW!! Sorry! I’m SUCH a DORK! !!



Rachel Renée Russell is an attorney who prefers writing tween books to legal briefs. (Mainly because books are a lot more fun and pyjamas and bunny slippers aren’t allowed in court.) She has raised two daughters and lived to tell about it. Her hobbies include growing purple flowers and doing totally useless crafts (like, for example, making a microwave oven out of lolly sticks, glue, and glitter). Rachel lives in northern Virginia with a spoiled pet Yorkie who terrorises her daily by climbing on top of a computer cabinet and pelting her with stuffed animals while she writes. And, yes, Rachel considers herself a total Dork.