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\u201cShe and Ava have psychic powers.\u201d Alex shook her head. \u201cI don\u2019t think\u2014\u201d \u201cOh, come on, Alex. You heard what Madame Sibyl said. And then you willed Ava to come over here, and you mentally told each other to wear the same outfit,\u201d Emily said. \u201cI know, but\u2014\u201d Before Alex could explain that she couldn\u2019t make a pen move yet, and she was still trying to convince her sister to try to even use her powers, Rosa flung her willowy arms around her and gave her a hug.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you could find my bracelet, Alex, I would be so grateful. I mean it. I need you to try. Please!\u201d Rosa cried. Alex awkwardly patted Rosa\u2019s back as the stone in her throat expanded. Rosa pulled away. \u201cSo?\u201d Can Ava and I really do this? Alex wondered, unsure how to respond. Once more, all eyes were on her. \u201cYou can do this,\u201d Emily said, as if she were the one who read minds. \u201cI know you can.\u201d \u201cIt would be so good if you found Rosa\u2019s bracelet,\u201d Lindsey added.<\/p>\n

This is the good thing! Alex realized. This is how we can use our Power for good. \u201cSure,\u201d she told Rosa. \u201cWe\u2019ll help you.\u201d Rosa grinned and hugged her again. Alex had never felt very close to Rosa, but from how tight her hug was, Alex could tell how much she wanted this to work. \u201cWill you do it now?<\/p>\n

Picture where it is and all?\u201d Alex glanced across the room at Ava, who was showing Kylie something in a book. Strangely, she felt more confident that she could find Rosa\u2019s bracelet than convince Ava to do it with her. Ava rested her chin on her hands and listened to Kylie. \u201cThe book is about teamwork. They\u2019re called the Souls, so even though they sound separate, they do come together,\u201d Kylie explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the academic bowl at the end, right?\u201d Ava asked. \u201cExactly!\u201d Kylie grinned. \u201cYou\u2019re going to kill it on the in-class essay.\u201d Ava had finished the book for English class last night and she understood it, but she\u2019d had Kylie retell the story. Kylie made the plots and themes so much easier to understand. Plus, she did great voices and accents. \u201cYou should be a teacher,\u201d Ava told her. \u201cOr an actress.\u201d \u201cI could teach acting. Or act like I\u2019m teaching,\u201d Kylie teased.<\/p>\n

\u201cOr you could\u2014\u201d Ava began. \u201cAva, I need you.\u201d Alex had appeared behind her. \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong?\u201d Ava asked, swiveling to see her better. Alex chewed her lip. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of private.\u201d Alex glanced at Kylie. \u201cAre you okay? You can tell Kylie, too,\u201d Ava said. \u201cI need you. Alone,\u201d Alex urged.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThat it was going to rain,\u201d Alex said. \u201cIt\u2019s pouring.\u201d She pointed toward the huge windows bordering Ashland Middle School\u2019s front door. Ella peered through the rain-splattered glass. \u201cWow. It really is. Who knew?\u201d \u201cI did!\u201d Alex cried. \u201cI sensed it this morning. I had this cute outfit planned, very nautical. Navy-and-white-striped top, navy pants, and my new red suede ballet flats.<\/p>\n

But I changed to a sweatshirt and sneakers. Ava said I was nuts, because the sun was shining when we left the house.\u201d \u201cSo she didn\u2019t change her outfit too?\u201d Ella asked, pulling her dark hair into a ponytail. \u201cHello? Have you met my twin sister?\u201d Alex asked with a laugh. \u201cShe was already wearing jeans and a sweatshirt. Ava wears the same outfit practically every day, rain or shine.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ella shook her head. \u201cI don\u2019t have any classes with Ava. Why doesn\u2019t she do debate club with us?\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s not really her thing,\u201d Alex replied. She and Ella had just left the after-school meeting of the debate club. Although they\u2019d gotten to know each other a little when they were both running for seventh-grade class president, they weren\u2019t close friends. But after watching Ella outdebate an eighth grader on why America needs a female president, Alex knew that would change.<\/p>\n

Especially because Ella had been really nice to Alex when Alex won the election. Alex loved debate club. She loved sharing ideas and talking in front of a group. But Ava didn\u2019t\u2014she loved sports. And she was good at them too. She was the only girl on the Ashland Tiger Cubs football team. \u201cAny sign of the late bus?\u201d<\/p>\n

Ella asked. Alex pressed her nose to the glass. The wind caused the trees to sway and the rain to pelt sideways. \u201cNothing yellow out there,\u201d she reported. \u201cNo bus yet.\u201d Boom! Alex jumped at the loud clap.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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