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RIVER RESCUE
you for that – because Maya asked if I wanted to.” “And you didn’t really?” Poppy asked sadly. “I know you asked Mr Finlay if you could work on your
own. Didn’t you like being with us?”
“Of course I did!” Izzy almost shouted. How could
Poppy think she hadn’t enjoyed it? “It was brilliant, but you and Emily and Maya are – I mean, you’re proper friends. I didn’t think I could keep hanging around with you now.”
Poppy sat down next to her on the little bit of wall. There wasn’t much room. “Has Emily been mean to you again?” she asked suspiciously, glancing over at Emily and Maya.
“Nope. She’s actually been really nice, the last few days.” Izzy tried not to sigh.
“So why don’t you want to be friends with us now?”
“B-but I do...” Izzy stammered. “I just didn’t think I could. You were only putting up with me.”
Poppy looked at her, and shook her head. “You’re such an idiot,” she said, but nicely. “It’s probably to do with your star sign. Were you born in September? Or the end of August?”
Izzy nodded slowly. “The first of September. How did you know that?”
Poppy shrugged, but there was a smug look on her 17