Unfriendly Competition by Jessica Burkhart

Author:Jessica Burkhart
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aladdin

Twenty minutes later, the four of us were gathered in the Trio’s living room.

“Did you tell Julia and Alison?” Callie asked. She was sitting cross-legged on the floor. We all had our phones on extra loud and in front of us so that there wasn’t even a chance of us missing a call or text about Mr. Conner.

“I texted them,” Heather said. “I didn’t want them hearing misinformation and freaking out.”

“Were they upset?” Brit asked. She and I were sitting on the couch.

Heather nodded. “They were. They both told me to BBM them the second we hear something. They’re going to tell other riders as they see them in class.”

“That’s a good idea,” I said. “It’s hard to hear, but I’d want to know from friends instead of hearing gossip and being shocked.”

We were all quiet for several minutes. No one wanted to watch TV or read or do anything. None of us could concentrate.

“So this is what it took,” Callie said. She shook her head. “I can’t believe it took a serious accident for us to sit in a room and talk. I’m sorry.”

“Me too,” I said. “It never should have come to this. We’re a team and we haven’t been acting like it at all. I’m sorry, too.”

Brit looked around at all of us. “I’m with Sasha. I made a lot of mistakes, and I’m not going to repeat them. I’m completely with this team.”

From her spot on the recliner, Heather nodded. “I might have been a little immature about some stuff.”

I looked at her. Heather had changed. The old Heather Fox would have ripped into us and not admitted to doing anything wrong. But it had actually been Heather who’d been the main force in pulling our team together and talking us into how important it was to be a team.

“All we can do now is be better in the future,” I said. “There’s no reason to beat ourselves up for what we’ve done.”

Callie glanced at me. “Sasha’s right. Mr. Conner’s accident can’t be for nothing. We have to take something away from it, and I think we got a message he’d be proud of.”

We sat still, absorbing Callie’s words.

“Hey,” Brit said, her tone light. “Someone has a birthday tomorrow.”

Heather sighed. “Don’t remind me. I’ve been trying to forget about it. That means my mother will be invading campus tomorrow and throwing me a party I don’t want.”

Brit and I exchanged quick looks. Heather had no idea that we’d been working over BBM with Julia and Alison to still plan the movie-themed party she wanted. It was happening as a surprise after her mom’s party.

“The night might be better than you think,” I said, trying to cheer Heather up without giving away anything.

Heather’s phone went off with a shrill ring. She almost fell out of her seat as she snatched it from the table.

“Hello?”

She listened nodding. “Okay. Uh-huh.”

“Is it about Mr. Conner?” I whispered.

She shot me a look, then nodded her head yes.

“Thanks for calling. And we’ll definitely ride cross-country with you this afternoon if that’s what Mr.

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