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Show Peppermint Monday I guess that was the first clue Renae had as to why they were laughing at her. She was still blushing, but the puzzling look had left her expression. If I was her I would have just got back on my bike and pretended I'd never made a fool of myself. I am not at all like Renae though, so naturally she never even considered my thought. "It's not much farther now, surely. Is it?" She added the "is it" because Matt had started laughing again. I think she was feeling kind of stupid by now. If she wasn't, she should have been. "Another three miles, give or take some." Billy was even grinning now. Billy was always slow catching any jokes or bits of humor. Renae groaned and sank to the ground. She didn't even care if it was dusty, which it was. Some of the boys were headed back toward their bikes. Matt turned toward his ten-speed, still chuckling. I could tell Andrea would have appreciated a longer break but I started for my bike anyway. We would have time to relax when we were closer to our destination. "I need a drink." I could tell without turning around that Renae hadn't gotten back up yet. "Get one. We'll wait if you hurry." I didn't want to wait for Renae any more than I wanted to ride with her, but I couldn't leave her here alone. She'd get lost for sure. "I," she paused for a second, "I don't have any." "What?" Andrea didn't sound tired. She was almost shouting. "I didn't know I was supposed to bring my own water." "Who did you think would tote it along for you?" Andrea was surprising me. She was usually so timid and quiet around Renae. Now she was yelling at her. Not that I didn't agree with Andrea, I did. She was just acting |