mad, get even,’” Chelsea said with a smirk.
Priya’s smile dropped.
“I’m kidding, Priya. Geez, relax!”
Priya exhaled. “Phew! You nearly gave me a heart attack.”
“See ya later,” Chelsea said.
“See ya,” Priya replied and dashed off down the path to the activities field.
Chelsea was happy to be at her bunk. She looked forward to having the place all to herself, but—surprise!—Tricia was there, listening to her iPod and dancing around the tent. Score! Finally some alone time with Tricia, Chelsea thought, suddenly wishing she didn’t have a big bandage on her nose.
Tricia stopped dancing as soon as she saw Chelsea staring at her, but she didn’t seem embarrassed at all.
“Hey, Chelsea! How are you?” Tricia said loudly as she continued to bop to the music that was filtering through her earbuds.
It was enough to make Chelsea totally forget all about the morning and her near brush with death. “Great! Who are you listening to?”
“Katy Perry. She is such a sweetheart,” Tricia said with a smile.
“You’ve met her?” Chelsea just couldn’t believe how awesome Tricia’s life was. Her stories were even more impressive than Natalie’s.
“A bunch of times.” Tricia turned off her iPod and threw it on her bed. “I love her fashion sense.”
Chelsea grinned from ear to ear. “Me too! Did you see what she was wearing at the MTV Video Music Awards?”
“Only Katy can pull off zebra print hot pants,” Tricia replied.
“She got them at H&M y’know . . .” Chelsea trailed off.
“No way!” Tricia’s eyes twinkled. “Wow—you’re even more plugged in than I am—and I know the girl. Can we just follow each other around 24/7?”
Chelsea’s head almost exploded. Tricia thought she was plugged in? This must be what heaven is like!
Just as Chelsea was going to say something witty in reply, Natalie stormed into the room, looking rather disheveled and tired. It was obvious by the scowl on her face that she was in a bad mood.
“Okay, Tricia. I loaded the last piece of your luggage and packages on the golf cart. Are you ready to go?” Natalie said as she redid her ponytail and wiped the sweat off her brow.
“Almost. Chelsea and I were just chatting,” Tricia chirped.
“ Go? Where are you going?” Chelsea asked.
She hoped that Tricia wasn’t leaving Camp Walla Walla early. Just when they were starting to bond!
“Oh, Natalie got us a sweet hookup. She and I are moving into one of the vacant counselors’ bunks,” Tricia explained.
Chelsea crossed her arms in front of her chest and stared at Natalie. “Is that so?”
“Don’t look at me, it wasn’t my idea,” Natalie said curtly.
Tricia walked over to Natalie and threw an arm around her. “She’s right—I’m to blame! I’m just used to having a bigger room is all. And I couldn’t get along without Natalie. She’s the bestest!”
Chelsea felt a hot wave of jealousy wash over her, but when she saw Natalie roll her eyes at Tricia, it infuriated her even more. If Natalie didn’t want to be Tricia’s sidekick, then why didn’t she let Chelsea do it?
“Just let me run to the bathroom and we’ll be on our way,” Tricia said to Natalie. “Back in a sec.”
Chelsea squared off against Natalie once Tricia left the bunk and gave her a stern look.
“What’s wrong?” Natalie asked, clearly frustrated.
“Nothing. You just seem tired, like you can’t keep up with Tricia,” Chelsea said matter-of-factly. She knew this type of snippy comment might aggravate Natalie, but Chelsea couldn’t hold back.
“She’s a lot to handle.” Natalie sat down on her bed and rolled her neck back and forth. “I doubt the president can keep up with her, either.”
“Well, maybe you just need to be more energetic,” Chelsea replied. “You know, like me.”
Natalie glanced at Chelsea and chuckled. “Could you be any more obvious?”
“What do you mean?”
“If you want to room with Tricia, just say so,”
Priya’s smile dropped.
“I’m kidding, Priya. Geez, relax!”
Priya exhaled. “Phew! You nearly gave me a heart attack.”
“See ya later,” Chelsea said.
“See ya,” Priya replied and dashed off down the path to the activities field.
Chelsea was happy to be at her bunk. She looked forward to having the place all to herself, but—surprise!—Tricia was there, listening to her iPod and dancing around the tent. Score! Finally some alone time with Tricia, Chelsea thought, suddenly wishing she didn’t have a big bandage on her nose.
Tricia stopped dancing as soon as she saw Chelsea staring at her, but she didn’t seem embarrassed at all.
“Hey, Chelsea! How are you?” Tricia said loudly as she continued to bop to the music that was filtering through her earbuds.
It was enough to make Chelsea totally forget all about the morning and her near brush with death. “Great! Who are you listening to?”
“Katy Perry. She is such a sweetheart,” Tricia said with a smile.
“You’ve met her?” Chelsea just couldn’t believe how awesome Tricia’s life was. Her stories were even more impressive than Natalie’s.
“A bunch of times.” Tricia turned off her iPod and threw it on her bed. “I love her fashion sense.”
Chelsea grinned from ear to ear. “Me too! Did you see what she was wearing at the MTV Video Music Awards?”
“Only Katy can pull off zebra print hot pants,” Tricia replied.
“She got them at H&M y’know . . .” Chelsea trailed off.
“No way!” Tricia’s eyes twinkled. “Wow—you’re even more plugged in than I am—and I know the girl. Can we just follow each other around 24/7?”
Chelsea’s head almost exploded. Tricia thought she was plugged in? This must be what heaven is like!
Just as Chelsea was going to say something witty in reply, Natalie stormed into the room, looking rather disheveled and tired. It was obvious by the scowl on her face that she was in a bad mood.
“Okay, Tricia. I loaded the last piece of your luggage and packages on the golf cart. Are you ready to go?” Natalie said as she redid her ponytail and wiped the sweat off her brow.
“Almost. Chelsea and I were just chatting,” Tricia chirped.
“ Go? Where are you going?” Chelsea asked.
She hoped that Tricia wasn’t leaving Camp Walla Walla early. Just when they were starting to bond!
“Oh, Natalie got us a sweet hookup. She and I are moving into one of the vacant counselors’ bunks,” Tricia explained.
Chelsea crossed her arms in front of her chest and stared at Natalie. “Is that so?”
“Don’t look at me, it wasn’t my idea,” Natalie said curtly.
Tricia walked over to Natalie and threw an arm around her. “She’s right—I’m to blame! I’m just used to having a bigger room is all. And I couldn’t get along without Natalie. She’s the bestest!”
Chelsea felt a hot wave of jealousy wash over her, but when she saw Natalie roll her eyes at Tricia, it infuriated her even more. If Natalie didn’t want to be Tricia’s sidekick, then why didn’t she let Chelsea do it?
“Just let me run to the bathroom and we’ll be on our way,” Tricia said to Natalie. “Back in a sec.”
Chelsea squared off against Natalie once Tricia left the bunk and gave her a stern look.
“What’s wrong?” Natalie asked, clearly frustrated.
“Nothing. You just seem tired, like you can’t keep up with Tricia,” Chelsea said matter-of-factly. She knew this type of snippy comment might aggravate Natalie, but Chelsea couldn’t hold back.
“She’s a lot to handle.” Natalie sat down on her bed and rolled her neck back and forth. “I doubt the president can keep up with her, either.”
“Well, maybe you just need to be more energetic,” Chelsea replied. “You know, like me.”
Natalie glanced at Chelsea and chuckled. “Could you be any more obvious?”
“What do you mean?”
“If you want to room with Tricia, just say so,”
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