teach CPR at the pool. Every girl learned it at the camp, along with some other basic medical tips. Lissa pulled out the teaching mannequins from storage and waited for her class to show up.
She wore her lifeguard swimsuit, a simple one-piece red outfit. She had slathered on the sunscreen and wore a baseball cap. She had covered her nose with a white zinc cream, too, since it burned so easy.
The girls in the class walked up and milled around the edge of the pool until she called everyone to attention and read through the list of names on her roll sheet.
She discussed the CPR techniques before demonstrating on a mannequin.
“You don’t need to worry so much about breathing into their mouths like they used to in the old days. Chest compression is the most important thing about restarting the heart.”
She showed them how to do it, then paired them up with mannequins to take turns practicing.
About that time Raven walked up, wearing a black bikini. Lissa noted Raven was perfectly tan, and of course the bikini fit her like a glove. She wasn’t wearing any nose cream. She shot Lissa a disdainful look, then headed over to the other side of the pool. Soon, several other campers came in wearing bathing suits, and Lissa realized they were part of a swim class Raven was teaching.
Lissa turned her back on Raven and tried to ignore her the rest of the morning.
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At lunch, Josh came in late. He looked like he wanted to sit near Lissa, but several other staffers were already sitting around her and eating. Reluctantly, he took a seat near the middle of the adults’ table and quickly downed his food.
Lissa glanced over once, and he noticed Raven was pointedly not looking at him. He wasn’t looking at anybody, either. He just quickly finished his food before taking his tray to the dishwasher’s window.
Lissa thought about running after him when he walked out of the cafeteria. She felt like last night was cut short, and things were left hanging. She wanted to talk to him about it. She thought maybe he was starting to feel the same way toward her that she was beginning to feel toward him, but she wasn’t sure. She wanted to find out, and the only way to do that was talk to him some more.
But Raven was staring at her now, as if daring her to get up and chase after him. Lissa looked away, and continued eating her food.
I’m not going to give her the satisfaction, she thought to herself.
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The rest of the day went by without any further signs of Josh or Raven, and Lissa immersed herself in work.
Suppertime came, and again Josh was late. He showed up at the last moment, right before the serving line shut down. But Lissa had missed him. She had walked out the door a couple minutes before he got there.
For free time in the evening, Lissa determined that she would make progress on her book, and walked back to the cabin intending to start reading right away.
Several girls were in the Adventurers Cabin common room, including Victoria, Kylee, and Alexis. They were playing a board game together. Lissa decided to stop and talk with them for a little bit before heading back to her room.
“Miss Lissa, you really should hear what Miss Raven is saying about you now! She says she caught you making out with Mister Josh last night, and that you were all over him. Is it true? Did y’all make out?”
Alexis’ eyes were wide while sharing the gossip. Lissa could tell the younger girl was really wondering if it were true.
Her sister Kylee smiled.
“Wow, Josh is hot! I hope it’s true, Miss. I would jump all over him and smother him with kisses!”
Alexis gasped, and hit her sister’s shoulder.
“Kylee!”
“Well, I would! He’s hot! So how ’bout it, Miss Lissa? Did you and Mister Josh make out?”
Lissa smiled back at them. The other girls in the common room had picked up on the conversation and were listening now, too.
How should I handle this? she thought to herself.
She paused for a moment, thinking. Finally, she