said.
“I’ll come cheer you on,” Gianna said. “My races don’t start until tomorrow. I’m in the rowboat race and the canoe race.”
“How about you, Katie?” Rainbow asked.
“I’m in the obstacle course tomorrow,” Katie told her. “And I’m on the arts-and-crafts committee—I’m going to help make our banner for the big sing.”
“I can’t wait for the sing,” Shannon said. “It’s the best part.”
Katie couldn’t wait, either. At the team meeting the counselors had explained what a sing was.
On the last night of Color War, all the teams got together on the tennis courts. Each team had a chance to sing one song and give one cheer. The cheer had to be one the girls made up. They also had to show their team banners. A group of judges voted on whose was the best.
At the end of the evening, after the judges added up the points from all the races and the sing, they announced the winner of Color War. And finally, there would be fireworks over the lake!
“GREEN TEAM! GREEN TEAM!”
Shannon began to cheer as she sprayed some green dye on her bangs.
“WOO! WOO!” Katie screamed as she covered her red hair with green dye. “GREEN TEAM! GREEN TEAM!”
Chapter 17
“Go, Chelsea, go!” Katie shouted as she watched her friend run toward second base during the evening softball game. “Faster! Faster!”
“I can’t believe she hit a double!” Rainbow exclaimed excitedly.
“She’s really good,” Katie observed.
Alicia shrugged and scratched at her arm. “She’s all right.”
“Oh, and you could do better?” Gianna asked her.
“I’ll do fine in the swim marathon,” Alicia told her. “I always do.” She scratched lazily at a mosquito bite on her knee.
“Boy, you must have been out in the sun too long today,” Katie told Alicia. “Your face is kind of red.”
“Yeah, well, yours is kind of green,” Alicia snapped back.
“That’s paint from the arts-and-crafts shack. I’ve been working on the team banner,” Katie explained. “It’s really pretty.”
“Sure,” Alicia said sarcastically.
“I’ll bet it’s a great banner,” Rainbow told Katie. “I can’t wait to see it.”
“I have to go finish it tomorrow,” Katie told Rainbow. “So I might not be able to come cheer for you at the water-balloon toss.”
“That’s okay,” Rainbow assured her. “You’ll be there in spirit.”
“Man, these mosquitoes are really biting tonight,” Alicia said.
“I haven’t gotten bitten yet,” Rainbow said.
“Me neither,” Katie agreed.
“Maybe these mosquitoes just don’t like baby blood,” Alicia said. “Because they’re biting me.”
Katie frowned. She was tired of Alicia being so mean all the time. She was sick of being called a baby. “You should be glad you’re getting bitten,” Katie told her. “At least the mosquitoes like you. No one else does.”
“Whoa! Good one, Katie!” Gianna congratulated her.
“That was funny,” Rainbow added.
But Alicia didn’t seem to think it was funny. In fact, Katie was pretty sure she saw her face get even redder.
Suddenly Katie felt bad. She didn’t like hurting anyone’s feelings. Not even Alicia’s. What was the matter? It was as if Alicia tried to make people not like her.
“Rise and shine!” Shannon exclaimed happily early the next morning. “It’s a beautiful day for a Color War!”
One by one the Bumblebees crawled out of their beds. Katie went to her cubby and sleepily pulled out her green-and-white polka-dot shirt and green shorts. She pulled her hair into a ponytail and wrapped Chelsea’s green hair bow around it.
By breakfast time the other Bumblebees were also dressed in green from head to toe.
All except Alicia. She was still lying in bed.
“My head hurts,” she told Shannon. “Can’t I just sleep through breakfast?”
“You might feel better if you eat something,” Shannon suggested. “You’ll need all the energy you can get for your swimming race.”
Alicia
“I’ll come cheer you on,” Gianna said. “My races don’t start until tomorrow. I’m in the rowboat race and the canoe race.”
“How about you, Katie?” Rainbow asked.
“I’m in the obstacle course tomorrow,” Katie told her. “And I’m on the arts-and-crafts committee—I’m going to help make our banner for the big sing.”
“I can’t wait for the sing,” Shannon said. “It’s the best part.”
Katie couldn’t wait, either. At the team meeting the counselors had explained what a sing was.
On the last night of Color War, all the teams got together on the tennis courts. Each team had a chance to sing one song and give one cheer. The cheer had to be one the girls made up. They also had to show their team banners. A group of judges voted on whose was the best.
At the end of the evening, after the judges added up the points from all the races and the sing, they announced the winner of Color War. And finally, there would be fireworks over the lake!
“GREEN TEAM! GREEN TEAM!”
Shannon began to cheer as she sprayed some green dye on her bangs.
“WOO! WOO!” Katie screamed as she covered her red hair with green dye. “GREEN TEAM! GREEN TEAM!”
Chapter 17
“Go, Chelsea, go!” Katie shouted as she watched her friend run toward second base during the evening softball game. “Faster! Faster!”
“I can’t believe she hit a double!” Rainbow exclaimed excitedly.
“She’s really good,” Katie observed.
Alicia shrugged and scratched at her arm. “She’s all right.”
“Oh, and you could do better?” Gianna asked her.
“I’ll do fine in the swim marathon,” Alicia told her. “I always do.” She scratched lazily at a mosquito bite on her knee.
“Boy, you must have been out in the sun too long today,” Katie told Alicia. “Your face is kind of red.”
“Yeah, well, yours is kind of green,” Alicia snapped back.
“That’s paint from the arts-and-crafts shack. I’ve been working on the team banner,” Katie explained. “It’s really pretty.”
“Sure,” Alicia said sarcastically.
“I’ll bet it’s a great banner,” Rainbow told Katie. “I can’t wait to see it.”
“I have to go finish it tomorrow,” Katie told Rainbow. “So I might not be able to come cheer for you at the water-balloon toss.”
“That’s okay,” Rainbow assured her. “You’ll be there in spirit.”
“Man, these mosquitoes are really biting tonight,” Alicia said.
“I haven’t gotten bitten yet,” Rainbow said.
“Me neither,” Katie agreed.
“Maybe these mosquitoes just don’t like baby blood,” Alicia said. “Because they’re biting me.”
Katie frowned. She was tired of Alicia being so mean all the time. She was sick of being called a baby. “You should be glad you’re getting bitten,” Katie told her. “At least the mosquitoes like you. No one else does.”
“Whoa! Good one, Katie!” Gianna congratulated her.
“That was funny,” Rainbow added.
But Alicia didn’t seem to think it was funny. In fact, Katie was pretty sure she saw her face get even redder.
Suddenly Katie felt bad. She didn’t like hurting anyone’s feelings. Not even Alicia’s. What was the matter? It was as if Alicia tried to make people not like her.
“Rise and shine!” Shannon exclaimed happily early the next morning. “It’s a beautiful day for a Color War!”
One by one the Bumblebees crawled out of their beds. Katie went to her cubby and sleepily pulled out her green-and-white polka-dot shirt and green shorts. She pulled her hair into a ponytail and wrapped Chelsea’s green hair bow around it.
By breakfast time the other Bumblebees were also dressed in green from head to toe.
All except Alicia. She was still lying in bed.
“My head hurts,” she told Shannon. “Can’t I just sleep through breakfast?”
“You might feel better if you eat something,” Shannon suggested. “You’ll need all the energy you can get for your swimming race.”
Alicia
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