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BanaBatGirl 
Bernie stared at Blake a little bit longer this time, as she noticed that his sunburn seemed to come and go as he said one thing or another. No wait, was he........... blushing?! NO. No way. Hah. HER friend, Blake? Silly Blake.
"I'll have to introduce you two sometime," she decided. It was time for Blake to get out and about around the school more! As for Claudine? "No. We DIDN'T survive it," she replied tersely. They'd lost their friendship as a result of it, a c t u a l l y.
She picked up her sandwich and started tearing off the jelly bits and just eating those, tossing small chunks of peanut butter and bread into the lake instead. Maybe Bartholomew Henry would finally grace them with his presence. Wait, what? "Come with.......?" she repeated, looking at him again. "I'd love to! But I dunno how I could afford it." Bernie was too young for a job and knew her parents would probably never agree to let her go traveling to another continent with a friend, ESPECIALLY not a friend who was a B O Y.
Bernadette seemed surprised by his invite, but he would be more than happy to travel with her, but he hadn't given thought to two 14 year old opposite gender people traveling half way across the world together ... come to think of it his mom maybe wouldn't be okay with it.
"Well let's see what happens over the school year and see if my mom still wants to go" The truth is his mom was more then likely to change her mind about the trip anyway.
And then unsure what else to say he blurted out
"I'm sorry about you and Claudine." Blake didn't know what else to say, so being bold and brave he reached out and squeezed Bernadette hand ... kind of waiting to see if she dropped his hand instantly or ....