What about Grans That’s a good nickname You’ve got to admit it Emily said I shook my head Sounds like a grandma I’ll pass Just Claire is fine Nola Emily asked Doesn’t a nickname just sort of have to happen organically MJ said Yeah MJ I agree I said Emily’s been trying to come up with the perfect nickname for me for five years and so far nothing’s caught on Emily stuck her tongue out at me I’m going to get it this year Nola It’s such a cool nickname Totally forced I said Remember last year I almost got GTS to stick Emily said What’s GTS MJ asked
Goody Two Shoes Emily said with a mischievous grin on her face Yeah that wasn’t too forced either I said rolling my eyes again Claire isn’t a GTS MJ said Thank you I slung my arm around MJ Now this is a true friend I’ll keep working on a better nickname Don’t worry I’ll come up with the perfect one before camp’s over Emily said I know you will Em I said certain she wouldn’t stop trying I didn’t mind the nicknames but at the same time they kind of bugged me My mom once told me that in France there’s a word for something that’s ugly but at the same time beautiful
I sometimes wished there was a word for liking being teased about something but also having it annoy you a little bit It would be a word that combined being a good sport and getting a little tired of it Sportsausted Or maybe tolerannoy The definitely tolerannoyed me nickname thing All three of us continued to go through the packs and checked off everything on our list I grabbed a notebook and wrote RAFTING TRIP TIP 1 Check you equipment Make sure you have everything you need and that it's all in good working condition What are you writing Emily asked The Blue Jay’s Guide to Whitewater Rafting I replied I’m up to the part where I tell everyone to check their equipment So are you going to make sure everyone brings
a life preserver and a lucky penny Emily asked with a big grin I giggled Hopefully we won’t need either I put down my notebook I gotta go to the nurse before we finish packing for the trip I said Gotta get every allergy medication under the sun Yeah Nola We can’t have you puffing up like you did during the Color War That was crazy Emily said I ignored the nickname and said I was really disappointed that I didn’t get to row in the Wacky Relay all because of my stupid allergies Well you’re gonna get to row on our trip to Mount Wanscopic I’m counting on you to do the heavy lifting Emily replied Aye aye As long as you remember I’m the captain I said
