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said Dub.
    Allie shivered as two light but chilly hands touched her shoulders. She turned quickly to see who had come sneaking up behind her. There was no one there. She glanced around to see if anyone else appeared to have seen or felt anything unusual. But her teammates were busily gathering their tools.
    Something very strange was happening, Allie thought. And, for some reason, it was happening to her .

Eight
    Situated as it was on the ridge above Fossil Glen, the cemetery was a peaceful and scenic spot. When they were all inside the old wrought-iron fence that surrounded the graveyard, Mr. Henry told the team members to decide among themselves how to get the work done. Allie’s team stood looking at one another.
    â€œBoys in one group, girls in another,” announced Brad. “Come on, guys. We’ll start on this end.”
    â€œAll right,” said Dub agreeably.
    â€œOkay,” said Allie.
    â€œWait,” Karen said. “Pam and I decided we want to be partners, right, Pam?”
    â€œRight,” said Pam.
    â€œSo what’s the problem?” asked Joey. “You guys and Allie are one group, we’re the other. Bet we get twice as much work done!” he challenged with a wicked grin.
    â€œThe problem,” Karen said slowly, as if Joey were some kind of moron, “is that Pam and I want to work alone. Just the two of us. We think it will be better that way. Don’t we, Pam?”
    Pam nodded.
    Allie looked from Karen to Pam. Karen gazed back with a pitying smile. Pam’s eyes darted everywhere except toward Allie. The week before, when the teams were first formed, the three girls had talked about what fun it would be to work together.
    Joey looked bewildered. Allie could feel her face turning bright red with humiliation. She looked down at the ground, wishing she could disappear.
    â€œOh, I get it,” said Dub with a dangerous smile. “You two don’t want to give the rest of us your disease. Well, thanks a lot for sparing us. That’s very thoughtful of you.”
    â€œDub Whitwell, that’s not what I meant and you know it,” said Karen indignantly.
    Dub ignored her. “Fine. We’ll have three groups of two instead,” he said, directing his remarks to Brad and Joey. “You guys be partners. Come on, Al. Let’s us get started over at the far end.”
    Karen smiled sweetly at Allie with her chin in the air, and turned to Pam. “So, did you watch Teen Twins last night?” she asked.
    â€œYeah,” answered Pam.
    â€œWasn’t it great when that geek Susan went up to Brian and said, ‘I got your note’? The look on his face was so funny.”
    The girls’ voices rose in peals of laughter as they walked away.
    Allie stood where she was, feeling as if she’d been punched in the stomach. Dub looked at her and shrugged. “Looks like you’re stuck with me,” he said.
    â€œNot stuck, dummy,” she said, trying to smile back at him.
    They began walking to the far wall of the graveyard. “What’s up with Queen Karen and her faithful companion, Whatever-You-Say-Karen?” Dub asked.
    â€œI don’t know,” Allie answered miserably. “I guess they’re mad at me.”
    â€œHow come?”
    Allie told him what Karen had said on the phone.
    â€œOh,” said Dub, frowning. “She was just letting you know ‘as a friend,’ eh? Well,” he added cheerfully, “you know what they say—with friends like those two, who needs enemies?”
    â€œDub!” Allie protested. “We are friends. It’s just a—misunderstanding. I haven’t had a chance to explain, that’s all.” Almost to herself, she added, “And I even watched Teen Twins last night.”
    â€œ Twin Airheads? ” Dub looked at Allie unbelievingly. “Tell me you don’t watch that junk.” Putting on a falsetto voice, he imitated one of the