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Bloom is afraid of diving!”
    â€œChelsea!” Alex said reprovingly.
    Jenna’s cheeks reddened in embarrassment.
    â€œYou know you’re not going to move up to green if you can’t dive—right, Jenna?” Chelsea said. “You’ll be stuck in the kiddie end next summer while we’re all hanging out over here.”
    â€œLike I really want to hang out with you,” Jenna shot back. Why did Chelsea have to be so mean? And only some of the time. If she were mean all of the time, at least Jenna and the others would always be prepared, but it was like one second she was a completely normal friend and the next second she was being a total jerk.
    â€œAll right, girls. That’s enough,” Tyler said, putting his hands on Chelsea’s shoulders and steering her to the back of the line. He rejoined Jenna and crouched next to her. “Check it out,” he said, lifting his chin toward the next platform where the diving boards were.
    Jenna watched as her brother Adam climbed the five steps to the mid-level board, walked confidently to the edge, and dove off. He barely made a splash when he hit the water. All his buddies and some of the other blues cheered for him when his head popped up again. Even Sarah, who had been in blue forever, and Natalie, who had been put in blue right away after taking her swim test, applauded for him. Adam’s grin was practically blinding.
    â€œIf your brother can do it, you can do it—right?” Tyler said.
    Jenna swallowed hard. There it was again, the Bloom Curse. Now she felt like an even bigger loser because Adam was so far ahead of her. Back when Grace couldn’t duck under the water, everyone was patient and cool about it. But now, if Jenna didn’t catch up with Adam, everyone would tease her for being so far behind her brother. It was so unfair.
    â€œWant to try it again?” Tyler asked.
    Jenna shook her head. “No.”
    â€œYou sure?” Tyler asked.
    â€œCan’t we just do it at the next lesson?” Jenna asked. She crossed her fingers behind her back and added, “I’m sure I’ll be ready by then.”
    â€œYeah. I’m sure she’ll be ready by then,” Candace echoed.
    â€œOkay,” Tyler said, standing up again. Jenna felt relieved that he was no longer staring her straight in the eye. “Why don’t you sit with your feet in the water while the rest of the campers take their turns? When we’re done we’ll all go for a swim.”
    Jenna nodded silently and sat on the edge of the pier. She stared down at the surface of the lake as she swirled her legs around, keeping her back to the diving platform. The last thing she wanted was to have to keep watching her brother show off his skills. For the first time in her life, Jenna couldn’t wait for swim period to be over.
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Jenna sighed as she used her fork to make crisscross designs in her puddle of ketchup. Lunch was almost over, and most of the girls in her bunk were gathered around a new magazine Marissa had gotten in the mail, taking a quiz titled “What’s Your Style Personality?” Jenna was so not interested.
    â€œWant my Tater Tots?” Alex asked from the seat across from Jenna.
    Jenna eyed the pile of potatoes that were left on her friend’s plate. Did this girl never eat? “Sure,” she said, pushing her plate toward Alex’s. Alex used her fork to shovel the Tots over to Jenna, who promptly drowned them in ketchup.
    Alex glanced down the table. Once she seemed convinced that everyone else was occupied, she leaned in toward Jenna. “So, you were really scared this morning, huh?” Alex asked.
    Jenna’s eyes flashed, but then she looked at her friend and realized she wasn’t teasing her. Alex’s dark eyes were open and concerned. Jenna looked down at her plate.
    â€œI just don’t get how you do it,” Jenna said. “I mean, you’re not