Five push-ups.
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The girls were still laughing.
Ten.
The laughter became quieter.
Fifteen.
Kate’s expression changed.
Twenty.
Lily stood up calmly and wiped her palms against her towel.
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“Are we finished?”
Kate looked irritated.
“You think you’re special?”
“No.”
“Then why are you looking at me like that?”
Lily sighed.
“You told me to do twenty push-ups. I did twenty. Now I’d like to train.”
For a moment, Kate said nothing.
Then she smiled again.
“Fine. Let’s see how confident you are near the water.”
They walked toward the edge of the pool.
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Several other swimmers had now started watching.
Lily was preparing to enter the water when Kate stepped directly in front of her.
“Wait.”
Lily stopped.
Kate raised her voice so everyone could hear.
“Maybe we should tie a weight around her first. Otherwise she might float away.”
The girls behind her laughed.
Lily didn’t.
“Enough, Kate.”
Kate’s eyebrows rose.
“What?”
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“You heard me.”
Kate stepped closer.
“So now the new girl is giving orders?”
“No. I’m asking you to stop.”
Kate laughed directly in Lily’s face.
