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hung back when Kristy knocked on Bill's door.
"What do you want?" he asked, flinging open the door.
"Hi to you too, Bill," Kristy said.
"Hi, Kristy," he answered in a slightly nicer tone. "The brat isn't with you, is she?" "If you're talking about Melody, no. But we did want to know if you wanted to come downstairs and play Yahtzee. In fact, I challenge you. I need to make up for the last time you beat me." "Yahtzee? You and me?" Bill asked, his frown disappearing.
"And Melody," Kristy added.
Bill's expression grew sullen again. "If I have to play with her, then can David Michael and Karen come over?" "You're grounded," Kristy reminded him.
"But that only means I can't go anyplace." "I don't think so. Your mother said you were grounded, and she didn't say you could have friends over." Bill's eyebrows formed a single line above his eyes.
"Then may I invite David Michael and Karen over?" Melody asked from behind Kristy.
"David Michael and Karen won't want to come over if they have to be in the same room with doggy breath," Bill said. He started to close his door, but Kristy moved her foot so he couldn't.
"They will too. They like me as much as they like you," Melody cried, tears welling in her eyes.
"Call them and see," Bill said.
"No one is calling David Michael or Karen or anyone else to invite them over here. You're grounded, Bill," Kristy said firmly. "Melody is trying to be nice and figure out a way to go around the rules, but it isn't going to work." "If David Michael was here, we could play in my room, and Karen and bug eyes could play in her room. I wouldn't be talking to her at all," Bill pointed out. "In fact, I promise not to say one bad thing if David Michael comes over." Kristy shook her head. "That's not the way it works. You show me you can be decent to Melody, then you'll be able to have friends over again. You can start right now by telling her you're sorry for the things you've said just now." Bill stuck out his tongue at his sister. "You 80 ruin everything," he yelled, and closed his door.
Kristy removed her foot just in time to avoid having it crushed by the door.
"I don't ruin everything," Melody said.
"You shouldn't take anything he said seriously." Kristy put her arm around Melody.
"But Bill has had to stay home for almost a week now." "That's a long time isn't it? Sometimes words hurt as much as pushing. But the words 'I'm sorry' can ease a lot of pain." Kristy raised her voice to make sure Bill heard what she was saying.
"I'm not going to apologize to her, so you can save your breath," Bill yelled through the door.
Kristy sighed. She needed to talk to the BSC members about this one. Maybe seven minds would be better than one. "Come on, Melody. You want to play Yahtzee?" Chapter 9.
First Bill tried to talk me into letting Karen and David Michael come over to play even though he was grounded, then he said terrible things to Melody, then he refused to apologize." As soon as she called the meeting to order, Kristy had asked the rest of us what we thought was going on at the Kormans'.
"It sounds like a replay of what happened on Saturday. Although, that was physical. Bill pushed Melody and could have hurt her that day," Abby said.
"This was just words, but that can still be painful," Kristy reminded her.
At Kristy's comment, Mal looked up, then back down quickly. Words certainly could hurt, and Mal knew it.
"I'm supposed to baby-sit for Bill, Melody, and Skylar on Sunday afternoon," Mary Anne put in.
"Maybe what they need is something that forces them to work together," Jessi suggested.
The rest of us nodded in agreement. But what? I wondered.
"We have until Sunday to come up with something. We'll all work on it and call you if we have any
"What do you want?" he asked, flinging open the door.
"Hi to you too, Bill," Kristy said.
"Hi, Kristy," he answered in a slightly nicer tone. "The brat isn't with you, is she?" "If you're talking about Melody, no. But we did want to know if you wanted to come downstairs and play Yahtzee. In fact, I challenge you. I need to make up for the last time you beat me." "Yahtzee? You and me?" Bill asked, his frown disappearing.
"And Melody," Kristy added.
Bill's expression grew sullen again. "If I have to play with her, then can David Michael and Karen come over?" "You're grounded," Kristy reminded him.
"But that only means I can't go anyplace." "I don't think so. Your mother said you were grounded, and she didn't say you could have friends over." Bill's eyebrows formed a single line above his eyes.
"Then may I invite David Michael and Karen over?" Melody asked from behind Kristy.
"David Michael and Karen won't want to come over if they have to be in the same room with doggy breath," Bill said. He started to close his door, but Kristy moved her foot so he couldn't.
"They will too. They like me as much as they like you," Melody cried, tears welling in her eyes.
"Call them and see," Bill said.
"No one is calling David Michael or Karen or anyone else to invite them over here. You're grounded, Bill," Kristy said firmly. "Melody is trying to be nice and figure out a way to go around the rules, but it isn't going to work." "If David Michael was here, we could play in my room, and Karen and bug eyes could play in her room. I wouldn't be talking to her at all," Bill pointed out. "In fact, I promise not to say one bad thing if David Michael comes over." Kristy shook her head. "That's not the way it works. You show me you can be decent to Melody, then you'll be able to have friends over again. You can start right now by telling her you're sorry for the things you've said just now." Bill stuck out his tongue at his sister. "You 80 ruin everything," he yelled, and closed his door.
Kristy removed her foot just in time to avoid having it crushed by the door.
"I don't ruin everything," Melody said.
"You shouldn't take anything he said seriously." Kristy put her arm around Melody.
"But Bill has had to stay home for almost a week now." "That's a long time isn't it? Sometimes words hurt as much as pushing. But the words 'I'm sorry' can ease a lot of pain." Kristy raised her voice to make sure Bill heard what she was saying.
"I'm not going to apologize to her, so you can save your breath," Bill yelled through the door.
Kristy sighed. She needed to talk to the BSC members about this one. Maybe seven minds would be better than one. "Come on, Melody. You want to play Yahtzee?" Chapter 9.
First Bill tried to talk me into letting Karen and David Michael come over to play even though he was grounded, then he said terrible things to Melody, then he refused to apologize." As soon as she called the meeting to order, Kristy had asked the rest of us what we thought was going on at the Kormans'.
"It sounds like a replay of what happened on Saturday. Although, that was physical. Bill pushed Melody and could have hurt her that day," Abby said.
"This was just words, but that can still be painful," Kristy reminded her.
At Kristy's comment, Mal looked up, then back down quickly. Words certainly could hurt, and Mal knew it.
"I'm supposed to baby-sit for Bill, Melody, and Skylar on Sunday afternoon," Mary Anne put in.
"Maybe what they need is something that forces them to work together," Jessi suggested.
The rest of us nodded in agreement. But what? I wondered.
"We have until Sunday to come up with something. We'll all work on it and call you if we have any
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