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want to talk to her ,” I sniffled.
    But I knew I had to go in or Jody would becross, so I gave Amber one last squeeze and climbed back over the fence. Millie didn’t say anything else, she just put her arm round me and together we trudged back down the lane.
    The second I stepped into the kitchen, Kayla started talking. “Amy, listen, it’s not how it looks,” she cried. “Please, you’ve got to believe me. I never meant to keep the camera from you.”
    I glared at her. “Well, why did you then?”
    The others must have still been in the TV room, because Millie hurried off in that direction. Only Jody was there, standing by the sink with her arms folded, not looking very happy. “I’d like to hear your explanation, Kayla, and I’m sure Amy would too,” she said sternly.
    â€œWell?” I demanded.

    â€œI meant to give it to you as soon as I got in for lunch,” Kayla insisted, “but you weren’t here. I thought you were probably washing your hands upstairs or something, and I was about to go up too, but then Jody asked me to set the table. By the time you came down, all the others were here and honestly, it just slipped my mind. It was only after lunch when you found out it was missing that I remembered.”
    â€œBut why didn’t you just give it to me then?” I demanded.
    Kayla glanced nervously at Jody. Then she sighed. “I know I should have done. But I panicked. I’d been so moody with you this morning, in front of everyone, I was worried you’d all think I’d taken it on purpose, just to be horrible. I did try to tell you the truth, when you came out of the loo, but then Millie and Shanika appeared. I was just so scared that if everyone thought I’d stolen it, I’d be inmassive trouble and get sent home. Even worse, I thought you’d hate me and stop being friends with me. I didn’t know what to do then, so when we went out to search I hid it in the long grass on the way. I thought someone would soon find it, but no one thought to look along the track between the barn and the muck heap. In the end I realized I had to ‘find’ it myself.”
    â€œBut you saw how upset I was!” I cried. “I thought I’d lost all the footage for the video, and the camera!”
    â€œI’m so sorry,” she wailed. “I never meant to hurt you – I was just so scared that I ended up doing something stupid. Please, Amy, you have to believe me. I didn’t take it on purpose, I would never, ever do something like that.”
    I sighed. “I know,” I told her. “But you could have just told me the truth. We’re supposed to be BFFs after all.”
    Jody gave me a smile. “Well, I’ll leave you girls to it,” she said gently, slipping out of the room.
    I was really surprised then, because Kayla burst into tears. “It hasn’t felt like we are,” she sniffled. “I’ve been feeling so lonely over the past few days. I wanted us to ride together, but when I got put in another group you didn’t even seem bothered.”

    â€œCourse I was bothered!” I gasped. “But I was trying to be a good friend! Being in Group B was such a great opportunity for you. I knew it would be selfish of me to hold you back.”
    â€œBut I didn’t care about getting to do more in lessons!” she insisted. “What I’d been looking forward to most about this holiday was us two having fun together. But you didn’t seem to care about that so I thought I may as well go in Group B.”
    I felt really bad then for not realizing that.
    â€œAnd the truth is, I’ve been struggling in that group,” Kayla mumbled, blushing. “I can’t get Cracker to do what I want like the other girls can with their ponies. I know Sally thinks I’m rubbish.”
    I blinked at her, totally shocked. There I was thinking we were having the best