I line them up on the windowsill in my bedroom to dry. “Seven rocks,” I say to George. He’s watching from my bed. “Just like us girls.” Then I do some rearranging. Three rocks here. Four rocks there. I look at George. “Do you think we’ll ever be seven again?” George stares at me with his black button eyes. Then he glances at one of the rocks. I pick it up and set it between the others. “Me,” I say. “I’m the rock in the middle. The one who has to get the other rocks to roll back in.” My stomach squirms a little. Like it did this afternoon when we all got on the bus to head back to school after our class trip. Brooke beat me and Jenna to the best seat. Randi squished in next to her because she loves to win, even if it means having to sit with Brooke. Without even thinking, I sat in Brooke’s old spot, next to Stacey. That left Jenna with Randi’s old spot, next to Rusty. But as soon as Rusty saw Jenna coming, he reached across the aisle and yanked Quinn in. Jenna had two choices.
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