Braelynn's POV

I ran as fast as possible to Sapphira's house. I didn't want to miss their water fight! Rei had a water balloon sling-shot that I was aching to try out. I crossed onto their street, panting. I was not a runner! I would rather sing, like my mum. I was almost There when I saw Rei throw a water balloon at someone next to her. "HeySapphira!" I yelled. Instead of the soaked girl turning around, the girl closest to me did. "Oh hi Lynn!" she said, using the nickname my brother had given me when he couldn't pronounce Braelynn.

"You didn't start without me, did you?" I asked as I walked up to her.

"Nope! We wouldn't start without you! Rei was just giving the new kid on the block a warm welcome!" "New kid?" I asked, bewildered. "I didn't see any moving trucks." The soaking wet girl came up.

"The moving trucks are coming tomorrow," she said. The girl stuck out her hand. "I'm Adrianna, but you can call me Adri." I shook her hand. She had a very firm grasp. "I'm Braelynn, but most people call me Lynn."

"Or the weirdo singer," Rei chimed in. I pinched her side. "Did I say crazy," Rei asked, winching. "I meant awesome!" I shook my head.

"That's more like it."

"Can we pppllleeeeeeaaassee start the water fight?" Rei asked. I looked at Sapphira. She shrugged.

"Sure, why not?" Rei laughed and threw one. Pretty soon, we were all engaged in an awesome water balloon fight. Rei gave me her water balloon sling-shot. I pulled the sling and let it fly! It was going down down down onto...a strange woman? I gasped. "Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry!" I squealed. She smiled.

"It's perfectly fine. Sapphira, your mom lives here, right?" Sapphira looked

scared. "Y-yes. Why?" The lady looked at us.

"I'm sorry, how rude of me. I'm Adrianna's mother, and I'm an old friend of Emma's." Hmm...something was off here...her hand! Her hand was twisting in a circular motion and her face looked like she was concentrating. Sapphira didn't notice, apparently. She laughed and said,

"Yeah, I live here. Mum's inside." The lady smiled. "Thank you. My name is Cleo McCartney. Have fun girls, and Adrianna, come home by sundown." Adri smiled.

"Got it, mum." The lady thanked Sapphira again and went into the house.

"What was she doing with her hand?"

"Her hand? Oh, Mum's afraid of water. When it touches her, she freaks out, at least at home. In public she just makes the hand motion." Rei scrunched her face up.

"Afraid of water? My mum is too!" Sapphira laughed.

"Mrs. Bennett, afraid of water? I thought she could like, wrestle an alligator or something." Rei laughed.

"Wait, your mum's name is Mrs. Bennett? What's her first name?" Adrianna asked. Rei looked Adrianna weirdly.

"Uh, Rikki?" Adri gasped.

"My mum and your mum were best friends. Well, one of them. Her other two best friends were Bella Hartley and Emma Gilbert." Sapphira looked amazed.

"My mum is Emma, but her last name now is Dove." "And my mum is Bella Hartley, but now she's Bella Benjamen." I chimed in. Rei stifled a laugh.

"I still think the name's hilarious," she said. Adrianna looked astonished.

"That must be why Mum and Dad wanted to move back from England. To live near you guys and the fact that this is where they grew up." We all looked at each other. So many things you can find out when a new girl moves in.