Pretty Ugly

Hours later, Darcy awakens Jamee for a phone call from Amberlynn. Jamee’s mom and dad are already at work for the night. Amberlynn tells Jamee that there is a “nasty” picture of Jamee and Angel making the rounds of the school. In the picture, Amberlynn claims, it looks like the girls are “together” in a romantic or sexual way. Jamee says she will go to their friend Alisha’s to see the picture. Darcy tries to stop her, citing their parents’ instructions, but Jamee says she doesn’t care and leaves anyway. At Alisha’s, Jamee sees that the photo was taken in the locker room when she was comforting Angel after Vanessa and her friends stole Angel’s t-shirt. In it, Angel looks upset, and Jamee has her arm round the other girl’s shoulder, looking “almost tender” (109). There is a caption: “Look who’s in love” (109). Jamee knows that Vanessa is responsible for the photo and quickly realizes that it must have been Tasha who took it. Amberlynn and Alisha suggest that Jamee tell on Vanessa, but she refuses. She sees “telling” in that way as morally wrong. Jamee says she’s going to take the girls down, but Alisha and Amberlynn say that Jamee can’t fight them without getting into trouble.