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Day 1

Diving Under

All I've ever wanted is for Juli Baker to leave me alone. For her to back off — you know, just

give me some space.

It all started the summer before second grade when our moving van pulled into her

neighborhood. And since we're now about done with the

eighth grade, that, my friend, makes more than half a decade of strategic avoidance and

social discomfort.

She didn't just barge into my life. She barged and shoved and wedged her way into my life.

Did we invite her to get into our moving van and start

climbing all over boxes? No! But that's exactly what she did, taking over and showing off like

only Juli Baker can.

My dad tried to stop her. “Hey!” he says as she's catapulting herself on board. “What are you

doing? You're getting mud everywhere!” So true,

too. Her shoes were, like, caked with the stuff.

She didn't hop out, though. Instead, she planted her rear end on the floor and started

pushing a big box with her feet. “Don't you want some help?”

She glanced my way. “It sure looks like you need it.”

I didn't like the implication. And even though my dad had been tossing me the same sort of

look all week, I could tell — he didn't like this girl

either.