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barely see because none of us had flashlights. Crickets were chirping like crazy. The grass was still wet from the rain, and pretty soon my sneakers were soaked. The air was a lot cooler now, and it was really damp. I could smell the wet grass.
    â€œReb, what’s up?” Jennifer sounded annoyed since Reb wouldn’t tell us anything.
    â€œWe’re going to the dining hall for seconds on dessert.”
    â€œYou mean we’re raiding the kitchen?” Jennifer asked. Even in the dark I could hear the nervousness in her voice. Reb would be brave enough to try it, but I was with Jennifer. I was afraid we’d get caught.
    â€œOf course not. Alex is doing it for us.”
    The kitchen was always open to the counselors. They could go in and help themselves to leftovers whenever they wanted. But they never gave us anything. How had Reb talked Alex into this?
    â€œWe’re supposed to be in the cabin by now,” Jennifer said. I was glad she’d said it because it’s what I was thinking.
    â€œCalm down. Rachel has line duty tonight, so she won’t even miss us.”
    At the dining hall we went around back to a screen door. We could hear counselors talking inside. Pretty soon a shadow came out of the kitchen door.
    â€œReb?” came a loud whisper.
    â€œAlex, over here,” Reb whispered back.
    Alex clicked on a flashlight and walked toward us. She was balancing two plastic bowls of chocolate pudding in one hand.
    â€œYou only brought two?” asked Reb.
    Alex looked at me, then back at Reb. “Don’t complain. You’re lucky to get anything.”
    Reb gave Jennifer and me the pudding. “You all eat it. I’m not that hungry.”
    â€œNo, Reb, that’s okay.” I tried to hand my bowl back to her. Obviously Alex hadn’t been expecting me to come along. Reb and Jennifer were her favorite campers from last summer, and she still gave her twins lots of attention.
    â€œDon’t be a goof.” Reb sounded annoyed. “Go ahead and take it, I don’t care.”
    â€œWe could at least split it.”
    â€œSo I heard the Evil Twins were out making mud pies in the rain this afternoon.”
    Jennifer laughed. “Making mud pies of ourselves, you mean.”
    â€œYeah,” Reb said around a mouthful of pudding. “Kelly was there too. You know Kelly.” Reb said it like Alex and I just needed to be reintroduced. “She’s the one who started it all.”
    â€œMe?” I acted all innocent. “ You were the one who threw me into the mud puddle.”
    â€œWhich I never would have done if you hadn’t shaken that branch and gotten us all soaked when we were trying to stay dry.” She looked at Alex. “Talk about evil! This girl is the worst!”
    Alex gave me a look that was a little friendlier. “Too bad I missed it.”
    â€œYeah. We need a new name. We’re triplets now.” Reb winked at me and handed me the bowl. I took it like it was a prize.
    â€œEvil Triplets?” asked Alex.
    Reb looked thoughtful. “No. Terrible Triplets.”
    I took a bite of pudding and handed the bowl back to Reb. I was glad it was dark. I had a stupid grin on my face.
    â€œSo—I haven’t seen you guys in my Guard Start class.”
    â€œI know,” Reb said. “I guess we’re going to be lazy bums this summer.” The thing was, we’d talked about the class after Alex mentioned it, but Jennifer didn’t want to do it because she wasn’t a very good swimmer. Reb was a good friend, though, not letting Alex know that part. Reb gave Alex our empty bowls. “Thanks, Allie. You’re the coolest counselor in camp.”
    We rushed back to the cabin, since we were already late. “Oh my gosh!” Jennifer gasped. “We almost forgot! Melissa’s bed!”
    â€œOh yeah!” said Reb. “We can’t miss this!”
    I’d actually completely forgotten