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scared?”
    Alex shrugged one shoulder. “Maybe I was the first time. A little. But once you do it once, it’s no big deal.”
    â€œReally?” Jenna asked, doubtful.
    â€œYeah. It’s actually fun,” Alex said.
    Jenna couldn’t believe that one. How could something so terrifying turn out to be fun? But then, she supposed most of the older kids did laugh and mess around as they did their crazy dives. And when they came out of the water again, they were usually smiling like Adam had been that morning.
    â€œI can help you during free swim if you want,” Alex suggested. “Tyler said my dive was the straightest in the group.”
    The Tater Tot Jenna was munching on turned to dust in her mouth. Alex wasn’t trying to make her feel better, she was just trying to show off. It was one more way for Alex to prove she was the better camper. She was about to tell Alex that she could handle her own diving when Marissa got up from the other end of the table, leaving the magazine with the other campers. She walked over and dropped down into the chair next to Jenna’s.
    â€œYou guys were in such an intense conversation, I just had to see what was up,” Marissa said, looking from Jenna to Alex. “So what’s up?”
    â€œI was just offering to help Jenna with her diving,” Alex said.
    â€œOh, yeah. I heard about what happened this morning,” Marissa said, looking at Jenna like she felt so bad for her.
    It was all Jenna could do to keep from crawling under the table. “How did you hear about it?”
    â€œPete told me,” Marissa said.
    Jenna’s jaw dropped. It wasn’t surprising that Marissa had heard gossip from Pete. The two of them had been hanging out a lot this summer, and everyone suspected they might be dating. But she couldn’t believe Pete had found out about it.
    â€œHow did Pete know?” Alex asked defensively, getting Jenna’s back.
    â€œI think Tyler told him,” Marissa replied.
    â€œOmigosh!” Jenna said, holding her head in her hand. “Everyone’s talking about what a huge loser I am!”
    â€œNo! Jenna! It’s not like that,” Marissa said, putting her hand on Jenna’s back. “I think Tyler was just asking for Pete’s advice on how to help you.”
    â€œGreat. So that just means that I’m so bad, even the swim instructor doesn’t know what to do with me,” Jenna said, slumping.
    â€œWow. Since when did you become so negative?” Marissa asked.
    Since now , Jenna thought. Or maybe it started before I left home to come here . It had been pretty tough to stay positive for those last few weeks of the school year. Normally Jenna looked forward to camp even more than she looked forward to Christmas, but this year everything had been different. Even leaving for camp wasn’t as fun as it normally was.
    â€œWant to hear a secret?” Marissa whispered.
    Both Jenna and Alex perked up. There was nothing better than a secret. They all leaned closer to the table.
    â€œI was afraid to dive until I was thirteen,” Marissa told them.
    Jenna and Alex glanced at each other, disbelieving.
    â€œNo way,” Alex said.
    â€œWay,” Marissa said. “I was so pathetic. I was light-years behind my friends.”
    â€œSo what finally made you do it?” Jenna asked, eyes wide.
    â€œWell, I was standing with the younger campers on the beginners’ pier, still petrified to dive, when I saw Marcy Brachfeld flirting with Tommy Catherwood by the diving boards,” Marissa said. “I had a huge crush on Tommy, and there was no way I was letting Marcy have him, so I closed my eyes and dove off. Two days later Tommy was flirting with me by the diving boards,” she added with a casual shrug.
    Jenna and Alex giggled uncontrollably. “Okay, but I don’t have a crush on anyone, so that’s not going to make me dive,” Jenna said