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Lizzie followed her cabin mates to the lake. She was nervous about the swim test. She didn't want to mess up in front of the whole camp! Kate was in the back of the line, smirking and bragging about what a great swimmer she was. Kate seemed to have extra bounce in her step today, but Lizzie had no idea why.
"Who's going to win today, girls?" Annie hollered.
"WE ARE!"
"I wonder if Ethan will be watching me," Kate said. "He asked me specially to be one of his swim buddies, but I told him that I couldn't, because we had to work with our cabins. He was so disappointed."
Mindy made a face at Lizzie, who began laughing. Sandra turned and saw the two laughing, and she grinned herself. Sandra was from Mindy's neighborhood, and the two were best friends. Sandra was very short. She had short brown hair and brown eyes. Sandra was also very athletic, but not as much as Mindy.
Amy turned from the front of the line. She had whitish-blond hair, and blue eyes. She always wore her hair in a bun on the top of her head. She knew the laughter was because of Kate. All the girls in the cabin hated Kate.
Maddie turned, her long dark hair swishing behind her. "Ditz attack?"
The girls nodded, laughter sounding all the way to the lake.
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Gordo stood at the edge of the dock, feeling anxious for the test. It was simple, according to his counselor. With your cabin mates in a canoe behind you, dive into the water, swim to the island in the middle of the lake, turn around and swim back. It was also tiring, and that's why the record contest was so important.
"Yo, Gordon! I bet you rock at swimming too!"
Gordo frowned. Ethan was such an idiot sometimes. Gordon? His name was Gordo, wouldn't he ever get it right?
"Here come the ladies!" Ethan said.
Gordo turned, and saw Cabin Three walking toward the lake. He noticed Mindy's blond ponytail, and realized it was Lizzie's cabin. He felt a little sick in his stomach. He noticed Lizzie toward the back of the line, wearing a blue swimsuit. Her blond hair was up in a ponytail. He then noticed Kate at the back of the line with a smirk on her face. 'What's got her so happy?'
Lizzie saw Gordo standing by Ethan Craft. Gordo was wearing a pair of dark blue swim trunks, and Lizzie felt like she could stare at him all day. She felt Mindy elbow her.
"Don't make it so obvious! If you don't want him to know, don't look at him like that! Act natural!"
"Right. Thanks, Mindy."
"Hey, I do what I can."
Lizzie grinned.
"Alright, Cabin three, hurry it up! We're still waiting on Cabins one and four!"
Lizzie sat down next to Mindy and Amy on the dock. Jackie and Beth were kicking water at each other farther down the dock. Jackie and Beth were identical twins, each with red hair and green eyes. The two girls were inseparable, always doing everything together. It was scary, they could even finish each other's sentences.
"Okay, here comes Cabin two!"
Cabin two was the second boy's cabin. The boys in Cabin two were the older ones. Cabin four contained the older girls in the camp.
"Here's Cabin four! Okay, we can start now! You all know the rules, correct?"
"YES!" the camp shouted.
"Okay, well, let's have Cabin four start this year!"
A tall girl with auburn hair stood up to start. Her friends all sat down in a little canoe next to the dock.
"Ready, set, go!"
She dove in, swimming as fast as she could for the island. Lizzie watched excitedly. She hoped she'd do great in the swim race.
"Gordo, can I talk to you for a minute?" Kate asked.
Gordo looked as confused as Lizzie felt. "Okay, Kate. What?"
"I mean, alone. As in private."
"Alright, I suppose."
Kate flipped her blond hair behind her and walked off, Gordo following. Lizzie glanced at Mindy. "What's up with that?"
"If I didn't know better, I'd say the ditz is going to go make out with Gordo, but she's dating that Ethan guy. The really stupid one. Ha, the stupid ones go together!" Amy laughed.
"Yeah…" Lizzie said.
"Don't worry, Liz. It's okay. You know Gordo can't stand Kate!"
"I know, Mindy."
'It's just I can't help worrying.'
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Lizzie followed her cabin mates to the lake. She was nervous about the swim test. She didn't want to mess up in front of the whole camp! Kate was in the back of the line, smirking and bragging about what a great swimmer she was. Kate seemed to have extra bounce in her step today, but Lizzie had no idea why.
"Who's going to win today, girls?" Annie hollered.
"WE ARE!"
"I wonder if Ethan will be watching me," Kate said. "He asked me specially to be one of his swim buddies, but I told him that I couldn't, because we had to work with our cabins. He was so disappointed."
Mindy made a face at Lizzie, who began laughing. Sandra turned and saw the two laughing, and she grinned herself. Sandra was from Mindy's neighborhood, and the two were best friends. Sandra was very short. She had short brown hair and brown eyes. Sandra was also very athletic, but not as much as Mindy.
Amy turned from the front of the line. She had whitish-blond hair, and blue eyes. She always wore her hair in a bun on the top of her head. She knew the laughter was because of Kate. All the girls in the cabin hated Kate.
Maddie turned, her long dark hair swishing behind her. "Ditz attack?"
The girls nodded, laughter sounding all the way to the lake.
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Gordo stood at the edge of the dock, feeling anxious for the test. It was simple, according to his counselor. With your cabin mates in a canoe behind you, dive into the water, swim to the island in the middle of the lake, turn around and swim back. It was also tiring, and that's why the record contest was so important.
"Yo, Gordon! I bet you rock at swimming too!"
Gordo frowned. Ethan was such an idiot sometimes. Gordon? His name was Gordo, wouldn't he ever get it right?
"Here come the ladies!" Ethan said.
Gordo turned, and saw Cabin Three walking toward the lake. He noticed Mindy's blond ponytail, and realized it was Lizzie's cabin. He felt a little sick in his stomach. He noticed Lizzie toward the back of the line, wearing a blue swimsuit. Her blond hair was up in a ponytail. He then noticed Kate at the back of the line with a smirk on her face. 'What's got her so happy?'
Lizzie saw Gordo standing by Ethan Craft. Gordo was wearing a pair of dark blue swim trunks, and Lizzie felt like she could stare at him all day. She felt Mindy elbow her.
"Don't make it so obvious! If you don't want him to know, don't look at him like that! Act natural!"
"Right. Thanks, Mindy."
"Hey, I do what I can."
Lizzie grinned.
"Alright, Cabin three, hurry it up! We're still waiting on Cabins one and four!"
Lizzie sat down next to Mindy and Amy on the dock. Jackie and Beth were kicking water at each other farther down the dock. Jackie and Beth were identical twins, each with red hair and green eyes. The two girls were inseparable, always doing everything together. It was scary, they could even finish each other's sentences.
"Okay, here comes Cabin two!"
Cabin two was the second boy's cabin. The boys in Cabin two were the older ones. Cabin four contained the older girls in the camp.
"Here's Cabin four! Okay, we can start now! You all know the rules, correct?"
"YES!" the camp shouted.
"Okay, well, let's have Cabin four start this year!"
A tall girl with auburn hair stood up to start. Her friends all sat down in a little canoe next to the dock.
"Ready, set, go!"
She dove in, swimming as fast as she could for the island. Lizzie watched excitedly. She hoped she'd do great in the swim race.
"Gordo, can I talk to you for a minute?" Kate asked.
Gordo looked as confused as Lizzie felt. "Okay, Kate. What?"
"I mean, alone. As in private."
"Alright, I suppose."
Kate flipped her blond hair behind her and walked off, Gordo following. Lizzie glanced at Mindy. "What's up with that?"
"If I didn't know better, I'd say the ditz is going to go make out with Gordo, but she's dating that Ethan guy. The really stupid one. Ha, the stupid ones go together!" Amy laughed.
"Yeah…" Lizzie said.
"Don't worry, Liz. It's okay. You know Gordo can't stand Kate!"
"I know, Mindy."
'It's just I can't help worrying.'
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