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Hills Fourth of July would have to do without Madison Francesca Finn and Phineas the dog. Phin could go to Gramma’s with Madison, which was some consolation. But the extravaganza part of everything was kaput.
    Slurping on the last slurp of her chocolate cow, Madison poked her head out onto the porch to say good night to Mom and Dad. As she climbed the stairs up to her room, Phin followed, nuzzling her legs.
    Madison went right over to her laptop. Was anyone on TweenBlurt.com? She’d told Aimee that she’d miss the Fourth of July, and now Madison had to tell the same icky news to Fiona. As she logged online, her buddy list popped up. Both friends were there, so Madison messaged them with the name of a private chat room. They had things to discuss.
    “Meet me in BFFLAND and hurry,” Madison said, waiting impatiently for them to show up.
    Fiona got there first.
    : whassup?
    : EOTW
    : TOTAL 911 maddies parnts r unfair!!!
    : y?
    : I cant go to July 4
    : WDYS?
    : have to go to my grammas instead
    : u won’t be here
    : { :-(
    : me 2!!!
    : ((you guys))
    : wait but my friend Debbie from California is coming I want u to meet her
    Madison sighed. She could feel her BFFs slipping away—even if it was only for a week. Not only would she miss meeting Sasha, but now she’d miss Debbie, too.
    : boo hooooooooo
    : MOM sez u can’t stay w/us because my whole family will be here plus Sasha.
    : Im so bummed
    : I could ask my mom if u can stay w/us
    : no, that’s ok my gramma thinks I’m coming now so I have to go she’ll be sad if I don’t
    : :>(
    : but you’ll be at Lake Dora right?
    Madison paused before sending her reply. She had almost forgotten about Lake Dora. A group of friends were meeting there for swimming the next day, Friday afternoon. Everyone who was anyone would be there—including Hart.
    : OF COURSE
    : koolness!!
    : what r u guys wearing there???
    : mom got me a new bathing suit
    : bikini?
    : LOL
    : I have a bikni whas wrong with Biknis
    : Aim u cant spell!
    : LOL I have a bikini 2
    : not 4 me—mine is blue racer back
    : I bet it’s pretty :>)
    : what guys r coming?
    : Chet said egg, drew, dan, and hart so far
    : Oooooh EGG! xoxoxoxox
    : VVF
    Madison grinned as she reread the chat lines. Hart would be there. She’d confirmed it. And Fiona was probably grinning, too, since it had been revealed that Walter “Egg” Diaz would also be there. Fiona had been crushing on Egg since she first met him.
    Egg had been one of Madison’s best guy friends since they were little kids. It was hard to imagine him dating anyone.
    After a few more minutes chatting about who else would be seen at the lake and what else people would be wearing to the lake, Madison signed off with a “c u tomorrow” and a *poof*. She was feeling sleepy now and needed to finish up her earlier e-mail to Bigwheels before going to bed for the night. She still owed Bigwheels a reply to her Oregon e-mail.
From: MadFinn
    To: Bigwheels
    Subject: Re: I LOVE SUMMER!!!
    Date: Thurs 26 June 9:12 PM
    Ur trip sounds awesome.
    Turns out I will be traveling a little, too. I just found out today that I have 2 go to my grandmother’s house for July 4. Sounds good? Nope. Now I won’t be home for fireworks or Hart or anything. And you said the Fourth would be my big chance to see if he liked me or not!!!
    I’m going to the lake tomorrow with a group of friends, but I don’t think Hart will even notice me there. It’s not romantic like the Fourth of July, with carnival rides to go on (you know what I mean, like in the movies or something).
    Oh, I did get the new bathing suit BTW. It’s navy blue, but I think my legs look jiggly. Do you wear a one