Camp Confidential 06 - RSVP by Melissa J. Morgan Page B

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    Dr. Steve himself walked up to Jenna and said, “Please come with me.”
    Jenna followed behind him as he led her to a corner of the room. He began to talk and gesture at her laptop. Jenna’s head was bowed.
    “Wow, he looks mad,” Natalie said.
    “I’m so glad I’m not Jenna,” Grace chimed in.
    Marissa got up and joined them, her arms crossed over her chest. Nurse Helen and Kathleen went over with them as well.
    Then Marissa walked Jenna back to the table, carrying Jenna’s laptop for her.
    “Wow, that was an awesome prank!” Grace said.
    “Dr. Steve didn’t think so,” Jenna sulked. “That man has no sense of humor.”
    “Gaby was very embarrassed, Jenna,” Marissa said.
    “But I told you guys, that wasn’t part of the prank!” She turned to her bunkmates. “See, what happened, was I made a funny song with Nicole,” Jenna explained. “My new friend back home. Then I recorded it onto my laptop. I recorded a bunch of blank songs first, so I could delay the song, and then I hid it under 3A’s table.”
    “That was why you had to carry your blue bag. Your laptop was in it,” Grace guessed.
    “Yeah, and then when I said I went to get my purse, that’s when I saw my chance to hide it under there. But then when Alex spilled the pitcher of soda all over Sarah, I got worried that something might happen to it. Then it went off!”
    She looked at Marissa. “Like I said, I didn’t mean to record Gaby mouthing off. I must have hit the record button or something when I was trying to get away.”
    “Oh, Jenna Bloom,” Marissa said, shaking her head. “You have a gift for turning a small prank into total chaos.”
    “I hate to tell you this, Marissa,” Natalie said, “but I think Jenna will take that as a compliment.”
    That’s exactly what I was thinking! Alex thought. All at once, she was confused about how she felt about Natalie. She was really mad at her, but she felt so weird sitting next to her not saying anything. And then Natalie had gone and said the exact same words that Alex had thought of saying. It made her remember how close they had once been. Part of her was totally glad to see her again. Even if she was angry.
    I wish I could hit the rewind button and start this whole thing over, Alex thought sadly.
    As everyone sat back down, Julie and Sarah returned to the table. Sarah was wearing a black-and-white skirt and a black sweater. They were a little baggy on her, but it was a good outfit. She looked totally stylish.
    “Julie is lending me the clothes she’s wearing to the christening tomorrow,” Sarah said happily.
    “You look hot,” Natalie said.
    “Jenna got in trouble while you were gone,” Marissa told Julie. “She hid her laptop under 3A’s table and then accidentally recorded and played back Gaby.”
    “Yeah, Gaby having a spazz attack!” Grace said, and Jenna tried not to smile. “Everyone heard it!”
    Julie groaned. “Jenna Bloom, I swear! You’re shortening my life.”
    “I’m sorry, Julie,” Jenna said sincerely. “It’s just . . . so easy for me,” she finished with a sigh.
    “Our table is falling into chaos!” Brynn cried. “What shall we do?”
    “Maybe we should eat,” Grace suggested.
    The girls started to get in line for burgers and pizza slices. Alex stayed where she was.
    As they came back with food, Julie sat down in Chelsea’s empty chair.
    “Alex, is something wrong?” Julie asked kindly. “You don’t seem like you’re having very much fun.”
    Alex shook her head. Then she decided to be honest. She said, “I really liked my Color War idea. I thought it would be funny if both 3A and 3C did it, because we could challenge each other to see who did the theme better. Then it would be like a Color War.”
    “Oh.” Julie looked impressed. “That would have been really fun.”
    “Yeah, and Brynn thought so, too,” Alex continued. “But you guys wouldn’t listen. As soon as Natalie said ‘purple,’ there was nothing more to