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Go figure Youre keeping that thing on for the rest of the class today. Got it, Maxwell my gym teacher said drily. If youre having that much trouble swimming in one metre of water, youre going to need all the help you can get. Wait a minute I exclaimed. Are you saying I almost drowned in only ONE metre of water Thats barely up to my shoulders I thought for sure I was in the deep end My teacher sighed and shook her head. OOPS My BAD Then she launched into another one of her stern lectures. Listen up, people Water safety is serious business The buddy system is NO joke Lives are at stake To ensure that everyone completely understands these concepts, tomorrow Ill be giving you a written test Sorry But after what just happened here today, I really dont have a choice, she said, and glared at MacKenzie. Every kid in the class groaned this time, including me. Our teacher continued. Please read over the handout I gave you. You really need to learn this stuff. Any questions I could tell the entire class was pretty ticked off, based on the dirty looks MacKenzie was getting. Hey, dont blame ME MacKenzie shrugged and batted her eyes all innocentlike. Then she whipped around and pointed her finger right in my face I could NOT believe that just threw me under the bus like that. AND I definitely didnt appreciate her little dork in the doughnut comment If MacKenzie hadnt sat there very STUPIDLY planning her next beach vacation while watching me DROWN, we wouldnt be having a written test. In GYM, of all classes. It was all HER fault But of course MacKenzie is Miss PERFECT And all of the CCPs were rolling their eyes and whispering about ME The DORK in the doughnut UGH I give up Next time Just let me DROWN

(That was me screaming) I was totally FREAKED out by what I saw in the halls when I got to school this morning. It was surreal I felt like Id walked into one of my worst nightmares. I wanted to just call my parents and go home. WHO did this to me And WHY Only three other people at school knew about it. It being that horribly embarrassing photo that my bratty sister, Brianna, accidentally texted to the ENTIRE world. Hot fudge on the side, with whipped cream NO I giggled. I know Those little sprinkle thingies NOOO I shouted. Then, WHAT Brandon asked in mock frustration. I want to know if youd you know go to the Sweetheart Dance with me I blurted out, blushing profusely. Suddenly Brandon got this SUPERserious look on his face and started fidgeting with his straw. Okay, now I was really nervous. Maybe asking him was a big mistake. Actually, Nikki, theres just no way I couldâ€” Thats fine Really I interrupted. I totally understand. I asked you at the last minute and everything I gave him a weak smile. But deep down inside I felt so hurt I wanted to burst into tears. Actually, Nikki, theres just no way I could say NO to you Brandon said as he brushed his hair out of his eyes and gave me that crooked smile. Thats when I blushed again and smiled at him. And then he blushed and smiled at me. All of this blushing and smiling went on, like, FOREVER So not only did I have a really great time at Crazy Burger, but now IM GOING TO THE SWEETHEART DANCE WITH BRANDON SQUEEE I am SOOO excited ME, DOING MY SNOOPY HAPPY DANCE I cant wait to call Chloe and Zoey and tell them the FANTASTIC news Although, theres a slight chance my BFFs already know, if they were at Crazy Burger hiding under our table SPYING on us. AGAIN I guess well be able to go on a TRIPLE DATE together after all. Just like wed planned SQUEEE OMG This is going to be SOOO romantic ME, HOLDING MY HEART AND SWOONING MASSIVELY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23 Its hard to believe that Im actually going to the Sweetheart Dance with Brandon. SQUEEE I think Chloe and Zoey are even more excited about it than I am. Theyve already called me a dozen times and I just told them the news an hour ago. The dress code is formal attire, which means s get to wear floorlength dresses You know, like Cinderella and all of the Disney Princesses. How COOL is THAT Chloe and Zoey already have their dresses. But being the great friends that they are, they agreed to meet at the mall to help find the perfect one for ME. Anyway, I must have tried on fifty dresses But they were either too FRUMPY Or too FRILLY Or too FORMAL Or too FUNKY We came back from the mall emptyhanded. Of course I was pretty bummed out. It didnt help matters that we ran into Jessica, and she saw me shopping for a dress. And since shes MacKenzies BFF, that means shes going to BLAB all of my personal business. But the good news is that there are STILL four more shopping days until the dance Im pretty SURE Ill find the perfect dress. Somewhere I mean, how HARD could it be MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24 Okay, Im starting to PANIC Mom said she would take me shopping for a dress on Wednesday. But thats only two days before the dance She said if we cant find a new dress, I can just use the very ugly silver and seaweedgreen bridesmaid dress from my aunt Kims wedding. Mom, are you KARAYZEE I REFUSE to go to the Sweetheart Dance looking like some kind of MUTANT FISH Sorry, Mom, but this is a formal dance NOT a COSTUME party Anyway, after dinner I got the sweetest text from Brandon. SQUEEE I think hanging out at Crazy Burger really helped our friendship. FROM BRANDON: Hi Nikki, Looking forward 2 going 2 the dance with U. Good luck finding a dress that will actually make U look beautiful 7:39 p.m. Wait a minute Did he just say Now I REALLY need to BURN this DRESS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 Today in gym class we were having timed swimming races against each other. For some strange reason, whenever I try to swim more than six metres, my legs cramp up and get stuck in really weird positions. I look kind of like one of Briannas old Barbie dolls with TWO broken legs. And once my legs are all messed up, I start to panic and rarely make it to the other end of the pool. But mostly I was SUPERworried because this race was going to be 50% of our swimming grade Our gym teacher blew her whistle. TWEET, TWEET Next group, please take the starting line It was finally time for MY race to begin. Chloe gave me a big hug and jazz hands for good luck. Zoey gave me a hug too and recited another of her inspirational quotes, this time from John Lennon â€˜When youre drowning, you dont say I would be incredibly pleased if someone would have the foresight to notice me drowning and come and help me, you just scream I was like, Thanks a for that, Zoey I think that quote was supposed to encourage me. But quite frankly, it scared the SNOT out of me You just SCREAM What kind of advice is THAT Oh And did I forget to mention that I was swimming against MacKenzie and three CCPs So, Nikki I see youre going to attempt to swim today without your scuba suit or ridiculous floaty toys. MacKenzie sneered. Her friends snickered. I just rolled my eyes at that . I wanted to say something. But right then my knees were so shaky I was more worried about accidentally falling facefirst into the water before the race even got started. Our teacher stood on a podium to begin the race. Swimmers, take your mark. Get set TWEET ME, TRYING NOT TO FALL FACEFIRST INTO THE WATER I dove into the water and began swimming frantically. Although we had just got started, I could already clearly see I was way behind. Yep Dead last It was so HUMILIATING