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remembered—Mia needed to feel better too.
    How is your tooth? I asked.
    Better, she replied. Ur Mom is nice.
    Aaaaaa! Only sometimes! I wrote.
    Now, I know that wasn’t exactly true. She is nice most of the time. But right then I was superangry with her.
    After I said good-bye to Mia, I went to my desk and turned on my laptop. I knew exactly what my poem was going to be about.

CHAPTER 11
Now I’m Confused Again
    There is a black cloud in my heart.
    When it rains, I cry.
    Nothing is fair.
    Nothing is fair.
    Why do people get sick?
    Why do friends fight?
    I won’t write the whole poem here now, because it’s kind of long, but you get the idea. Once I realized I didn’t have to rhyme, then it was kind of easy. I just concentrated on my feelings. Plus, I made sure to put in some metaphors and similes, to make Ms. Harmeyer happy, so I could get a good grade.
    I have to admit that I actually felt better after I wrote the poem. Kind of like my angry feelingsleft me and attached to the paper or something. Running makes me feel better too, but in a different way. When I run, worries and other feelings leave my body, but I guess with poetry, those feelings float away into the air.
    The next day, it was hard to even look at Callie, though, because my stomach flip-flopped every time I thought about having to stay with her. Thank goodness for my friends. At least they understood.
    â€œThat’s just awful!” Emma said when I told her and Alexis about it during lunch. Mia sat next to me and nodded sympathetically.
    â€œYou could stay at my house,” Alexis offered.
    â€œOr mine,” Emma added.
    I shook my head. “Thanks, but I already tried seeing if I could stay at Mia’s. Mom’s being totally unfair about it.”
    â€œIt’ll go by fast,” Mia said.
    â€œBring headphones with you,” Alexis suggested.
    I sighed. “I’ll just be glad when this is over.”
    â€œHey, Mom said we could do the test batch at our house tonight,” Emma said. “Is seven okay?”
    Everyone said that would be fine.
    â€œMom and I bought the ingredients over the weekend,” Emma continued.
    â€œI hope you saved your receipt,” said Alexis.
    Emma rolled her eyes. “Of course! I know you would never let me forget it if I didn’t.”
    I suddenly felt nervous. “It feels like we still have a ton of things to do,” I said. “What about the decorations and everything?”
    â€œI made a tie-dyed tablecloth for us at Dad’s last weekend,” Mia reported. “Ava helped me.”
    â€œAnd my dad’s going to get the milk for us on Saturday morning,” Alexis said. “He’s going to donate the milk, since it’s for a good cause.”
    â€œOh, and we found the cutest striped straws to put in the cups of milk!” Emma reported. “They’re rainbow colored, to go with the tie-dyed theme.”
    â€œAnd we’re going to wear aprons that we can decorate with peace symbols and stuff,” Alexis said.
    â€œWow,” I said. “You guys did all that?”
    â€œWe were texting all weekend,” Alexis said. “We didn’t want to bother you at your grandma’s.”
    For a second I didn’t know if my feelings should be hurt, but then I decided they shouldn’t be. I’m glad I spent the weekend with Grandma Carole instead of worrying about the fund-raiser.
    â€œThanks for doing all that,” I said.
    â€œBesides, Katie, we’re counting on you to make the cupcakes as groovy as possible,” Mia added.
    I nodded. “I’ll feel better after we do the test batch.”
    Mia frowned. “I’ve got to go back to your mom after school today. I hope I can still get my homework done, or I might not be able to come.”
    â€œDon’t worry about it,” Alexis said. “It’s just a test. Friday night is when we’ll need all four of us to really