Double Trouble by Tia Mowry

hurt?”
    â€œNo, just really freaked out.” Cassie shrugged. “Maybe like someone else was hurt. Or . . .” She gulped. “Maybe even worse. I mean, she looked really upset.”
    â€œWow.” I thought about that for a second. “Do you think we should—”
    At that moment Lavender burst out onto the deck. “Would you two get back in here?” she complained. “Because Liam seems to actually think you’d consider having all your guests come dressed as cavemen.”
    â€œWe’ll deal with it,” Cassie told her.
    Lavender nodded. Her hazel eyes swept the tiny backyard. So far Mom had focused most of her attention on the front of the house. All she’d done back here was mow the patchy grass and trim the overgrown hedges that divided it from the neighbors on either side. I’m sure Lavender thought it looked kind of shabby. Not that I cared what she thought.
    â€œGood thing it’s too hot for an outdoor party,” she said at last. Suddenly her eyes widened. “Wait, I’m a genius!” she exclaimed.
    Cassie smiled faintly. “Okay,” she said. “Why?”
    Lavender grabbed her arm, looking excited. “Pool party!” she blurted out. “It’s perfect! You can have it at Megan’s house, and it won’t cost you a penny!”
    â€œWha—” I began.
    Too late. Lavender whirled and raced back into the house, shouting Megan’s name.
    â€œCome on,” Cassie said. We followed her inside.
    By the time we reached the living room, Lavender was dancing around in front of Megan. “. . . and I heard the weather’s supposed to stay hot through next weekend,” she was saying. “So it’s perfect, right? What do you think?”
    â€œHold on,” I began.
    Megan was already nodding. “Sure,” she said with a smile. She glanced at Cassie, then at me. “It would be superfun to have your birthday at my pool. I’m sure my parents will say yes.”
    â€œText them right now.” Lavender grabbed Megan’s purse, digging into it for her phone. “Go on!”
    â€œWait!” I could feel the situation spiraling out of control. I glanced at Bianca, who had returned from the bathroom, and at Liam. As it was, my friends were being treated like losers right here in my own house. How much worse would it be at Megan March’s place? Besides, Megan wasn’t evenmy friend. I wouldn’t only be in danger of feeling like a guest at my own party, I’d risk feeling like an unwanted guest!
    But Liam was smiling. “Pool party?” he said. “Awesome! That’s even better than my caveman idea.”
    He actually looked excited. I stared at him in surprise, distracted enough that by the time I returned my attention to Megan, she’d sent her text.
    â€œThere, I just asked,” she said. “It’s really only a formality, though. They’ll say yes. My parents love throwing parties.”
    â€œTrue story,” Lavender agreed. “The Hawaiian luau they threw last summer to raise money for the Six Oaks Hospital? Absolutely epic.”
    Her mention of the hospital reminded me of Cassie’s vision. I glanced over and found her staring at me. We’d discovered that we could sometimes change the future by figuring out what was happening in our visions. That meant there was a chance of helping Bianca avoid the terrible scene Cass had just observed. But only if we could figure out what was going to happen in time to stop it.
    I wandered over to the sofa. “Hey, guys, make room,” I said lightly, squeezing in between Bianca and Liam. I leaned closer to Bianca, making sure our shoulders touched. If I got a vision about her, too, maybe it would give us more information.
    But I got nothing. That was another thing Cassie and I had discovered—it wasn’t that easy to bring on a vision. They seemed to come whenever they felt like