Caitlin In Charge

Chapter Eight

The next day at lunch, Caitlin sits with Natalia and Zoe. Emma sits at a table across the room with other friends. Caitlin thinks Emma looks sad; she keeps glancing back.

Caitlin stayed up late last night looking up the answers to the questions in the packet. She removed all the index cards not in the packet, and added the correct answers. But as the girls went through the new questions, it just felt wrong.

That night, Caitlin can’t fall asleep. She watches the clock tick by. Eventually, she turns over and texts Natalia. She’s also awake.

Natalia says Emma didn’t seem mad at anybody, but just quiet and sad. Caitlin confesses that she misses Emma, and she is actually questioning whether it is okay to use the questions or not. Natalia says she’s thinking the same thing. They agree together that they should stop using the questions, and as a team, they’ll have to decide what to do.