Chapter Two

Walking Into A No Good Situation

Kendra

I found myself walking around town on my first day of summer, having nothing else to do today. I passed everyone's house, and finally made my way to the creek. I looked down at the water twenty feet below, and jumped in. The water was surprisingly freezing cold, and it felt good after walking around in eighty degree weather. I popped my head up and was greeted by the same smiling face I see all the time.

"Hey ya Kendra!" Lucy said as she jumped back in, making a big splash as she was a little bigger than me.

I swam closer to her as she popped up, and she still had that smile of hers on her face. "What are you doing here Lucy? Not that I don't want you here."

"Everywhere I go, Brett is there. I thought he'd be with you, but I guess you wanted to come here instead." she said and we swam to the edge of the creek.

"So, you came here because you thought I'd be here?" I said, my devious senses tingling.

"No, I just was bored and decided to come here." she said and then turned to me, "You won't believe who called me today."

Oh, I bet I can. "Brett?"

'"No. The Brain called me."

"He has a name Lucy, you might wanna use it. Plus, I thought he wasn't the brain anymore." I said and kicked my legs in the water.

"Apparently he is. He said that everyone is invited to the Dairy Queen at three. Even that… Patrice." she said, but with a yuck face when she said Patrice, who's name she rarely says.

"We were friends with her once, what's wrong with her now?" I asked wanting to get a honest answer out of her.

But she was ready for that question. "Are you even hearing yourself Kendra? It's Patrice. She isn't cool. End of story. She doesn't follow the cool code. And she will never unless Goldman becomes one of us and threatens to break up with her."

I see that look on her face. That look when she's planning something. "Lucy, don't."

"Don't what?" she says innocently.

"You know what I'm talking about. What you just said a second ago."

She dries her hair with her towel she brought and hands it to me when I get out. "Kendra, I've changed. I'm not gonna ruin their relationship. I don't want nothing to do with Patrice."

"But you want something to do with Evan because he got me back with Brett the first time. We all know it Lucy. Either that or… you like him!"

"Kendra! Are you insane?! I'd rather go with Eddie than Evan!"

I fell to the ground laughing, blocking out her reasons. "Kendra! Stop laughing, it's not funny! I'm serious!" Lucy wailed at me as I continued laughing.

I finally stopped and Lucy's face was cherry red like mine, but hers of anger. "You so do!"

"You're insane." she said as we put our shirts on to cover our bathing suits.

"You're in trouble." I said to reply at her comment.

"Are we going to DQ or what?" she said as she started to walk away.

"Don't try to change the subject!" I said and cached up to her.

For the first time since she won Brett back, I finally had my best friend back.

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