"WE'RE HERE!" Caroline cheered dramatically. She lifted up her violet duffel and twirled it around her head, then threw it to the ground and was about to run to the door, but Josh, Peter, and Wally emerged, followed by Jake and some pretty girl, as though they'd been waiting for the girls to arrive. Josh, Wally and Peter looked excited, the girl looked friendly, and Jake just looked plain awkward. At the site of the pretty girl, Eddie's jaw dropped and her fists clenched. "Well," she said simply, "It's great to see you all again, Josh, Wally and Peter." The pretty girl smiled kindly.

"I think you forgot Jake."

"No, I said Josh."

"No, Jake."

"I said it was great to see Josh, Peter and Wally."

"Well, isn't it great to see Jake too?"

"No."

Jake set his jaw. The girl gasped. Beth, who was holding Josh's hand, started cracking up, along with Caroline. Wally and Josh stifled their laughter. Peter just looked confused.

"That's really mean. What'd Jake ever do to you?!"

Eddie shared a knowing glance with Beth.

"Well," Eddie thought, "He pretended to be in love with me, and then he dumped me over a text. He said it was because of long-distance, but really he had met a new, prettier girl, AKA you!" Instead of speaking, though, she said nothing. The girl pointed to a car that belonged to her dad and kissed Jake's cheek before leaving. "Bye, Sienna!" Jake called out.

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Eddie's hair had grown to her elbows and she wore it down under a baseball cap. She was much prettier then Jake had remembered. She had on a blue and white checkered shirt and denim shorts, and a calm expression. "Hi, Peter. Hi, Wally. Hi, Josh, Hey, Beth. Hi, Caroline." She looked at her watch. "Looks like that's everyone! Should we go unpack our stuff?" The others shrugged and Peter went to show the girls their room. He was oblivious to the tension. "Meet you in the backyard in 15?" Josh asked. "See you then," Beth replied. "We'll be there too," Wally and Caroline added. Soon, the others agreed to come too. Eddie lifted up her bag and shoved her way past Jake and into the house.