Chapter 19 Clomp. Clomp. Clomp. Suddenly Katie heard footsteps coming up the stairs toward the bunk. Oh no! Someone was coming. Quickly she dove beneath the bottom bunk of Alicia’s bed. If she stayed really still, maybe she wouldn’t be noticed. Because if she was seen, she would be taken for Alicia and would be forced to swim. But staying still wasn’t easy. Katie’s nose was right up against one of Alicia’s smelly gym socks. She’d thrown it under there instead of sending it to the laundry. A skunk would have smelled better than that sock did. But Katie couldn’t move the sock. Any move could reveal her hiding place. “I haven’t seen Alicia anywhere,” Katie heard Chelsea say. “Me neither. I checked the mess hall, the nature shack, and the canteen,” she heard Rainbow add. “Leave it to Alicia to mess up Color War for us,” Gianna added. “Maybe Katie’s seen her,” Chelsea suggested. Katie frowned. Seen her? She was her. And at the moment, being Alicia was getting more and more difficult.
