#5 Not What I Expected Read Online Free

waiting for Ms. Baumann to start tryouts, when Sophie showed up.
    I was talking to Brynn and Emily and another girl on the team, Kate. Sophie spotted us and came over to our group. “I came to wish you luck,” she said to Brynn, smiling.
    â€œThanks,” said Brynn in a clipped voice. Then she turned her back to Sophie and kept talking to Emily and Kate like she didn’t care if Sophie had come or not. Sophie pursed her lips. I could tell she was trying to decide what to make of Brynn’s reaction.
    When Ms. Baumann started tryouts, she asked anyone not trying out to leave, and Sophie did. But as Ms. Baumann broke the girls into groups and had them dance, I was still thinking about what had happened. It was sweet of Sophie to come and kind of cold of Brynn to not be more appreciative.
    Then, when Ms. Baumann finally announced who made the team, there was lots of screaming and hugging. I gave Brynn a big hug and so did Emily and Kate. “We should stop for smoothies on the way home,” Emily said to Brynn as the gym started to clear out.
    â€œPerfect!” said Emily.
    â€œIt’ll be a celebration!” I said, smiling at Brynn and trying to keep the mood light. But when we got our smoothies and sat down, I said something to Brynn about what happened. “That was sweet of Sophie to come to wish you luck,” I said.
    â€œUm, I guess,” she said. Then Brynn gave me a blank look almost like she didn’t know what I was talking about.
    But I knew she knew exactly what I was talking about, and as we walked, I couldn’t look at her. She’d been mean to Sophie, plus she was hanging on Emily’s every word and laughing at all her jokes. Last year when I’d made the team and she hadn’t, she told me she didn’t like or trust Emily. Now, she’s acting like Emily is her new best friend and Sophie is her number one enemy.
    I don’t get it. Or her.
    9:42 p.m.
    Still trying to get it
    Aside from doing my algebra homework, I’ve been spending most of the night trying to figure out why Brynn acted the way she did today. It was nice of Sophie to go to tryouts. She was clearly there to support Brynn. So why was Brynn so rude to her?
    Is she jealous that I have a new friend? Did she feel threatened when Billy asked Sophie about her parent’s separation? Does she just not like her? I don’t know what her problem is, but I have to get to the bottom of it because two of my best friends can’t not like each other.
    Can they?
    10:05 p.m.
    I thought about calling Brynn and talking to her about how she treated Sophie, but Billy called to say hi and I decided to talk to him instead. “I wouldn’t read much into it. She was probably just nervous about tryouts,” he said when I told him what I happened.
    I should have known Billy would defend Brynn. “That’s probably it,” I said. But I wasn’t convinced.
    When I hung up with Billy, I called Sophie. I wanted to make sure she wasn’t upset. But when I brought up what happened, all she said was that it was no big deal and that I shouldn’t be worried about it because she’s not.
    Sophie is always honest, but I had a feeling this time was an exception to the rule.
    Thursday, August 27, 9:45 p.m.
    Supposed to be studying for bio test
    Brain elsewhere
    This afternoon I asked Sophie if she wanted to come over to study together for our bio test tomorrow, but her head was clearly somewhere else, because the way she answered was, “I decided I’m going to run for SGA.”
    â€œStudent Government Association?”
    Sophie laughed. “That’s what it stands for.” She waited. “You don’t think it’s a good idea?”
    â€œI’m not sure,” I said honestly.
    â€œI know it will be hard to win,” said Sophie. “There are only two freshman spots, and I don’t know who all is going to run. Plus, I’m the new girl. It’s