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Bumpers."
"Is Igor going with you?" Beth asked, and giggled.
"I asked Shane about that. He said no. Igor peeks too
much." Melanie's remarks sent them all into fits of laughter again.
"What are you going to do, Christie?" asked Jana.
"Not much. I'll probably just stay home and watch TV."
"Jon hasn't asked you out?" Everyone waited to
hear Christie's answer to Melanie's question.
"I told you we're just friends now. No one seems to be
able to believe me."
"It doesn't bother you that he was with Kimm?"
asked Katie.
"He can be with whomever he wants," answered
Christie stubbornly.
That evening, Christie was glad to be home alone. Her mother
and father had gone out, and she popped a gigantic bowl of popcorn and turned
on a horror movie. Although the day had started out being fun, she was sick and
tired of all the questions about Jon and her. Especially since she had so many
questions of her own. Could she really keep from being jealous of Kimm and make
a go of this "best friends" business? As much as she wanted it that way,
it was certainly harder than she had expected. Still, she did need
space, and she truly wanted Jon as her friend.
She sank back against the pillows on the couch and stared at
the television set without really seeing the movie. She was exhausted and wasn't
looking forward to next week. There would probably be more questions about Jon
and her, and Melissa was going to talk to Mr. Neal about deciding earlier
whether Christie was going to be on the team.
Christie thought about looking up Mr. Neal's telephone
number and calling him to tell him she didn't want to be on the team, anyway.
She had totally run out of ideas about how she had gotten the folder, and she
wasn't likely to get any brainstorms between now and Wednesday. Or Monday, if
Melissa had her way. Calling and quitting might be less embarrassing than
having Mr. Neal suspend her for cheating. Besides, she was just plain tired of
all of it.
A tear rolled down Christie's cheek. It's not fair, she
thought. I didn't do anything wrong. I work so hard to get good grades and do
what everyone expects, and now I'm going to be kicked off the team.
Well, she thought, sitting up abruptly and gritting her
teeth. That's exactly what they're going to have to do if they want to
get rid of me. I can't give in and let them win when they're the ones who are
wrong. She set her jaw in stubborn determination and thought, they're going to
have to kick me off because I'm not quitting!
CHAPTER 13
Christie dreaded walking onto the school grounds on Monday
morning. She felt as if everyone were watching her as she marched to her
execution. This must be the way Joan of Arc felt on the way to be burned at the
stake, she thought.
Jana, Melanie, Beth, and Katie were waiting at The Fabulous
Five's favorite spot by the fence.
After they had all said hi to her, Katie nodded toward the
spot where The Fantastic Foursome usually met in the morning. "Do you see
anything different about them?"
"Melissa's not with them?" Christie asked.
"That's right," said Jana. "She went into the
building right after we got here."
"And she looked at us and smiled before she went in,"
added Beth.
Christie's flesh crawled. "She obviously went in to
talk to Mr. Neal."
"That's what we thought," agreed Katie. Gloom
settled over The Fabulous Five as they waited for the first bell to ring.
Suddenly the school doors popped open, and Melissa came
flying out of the building with a big smile on her face.
"I don't think there's much doubt about what happened,"
said Katie.
"I don't either," said Christie, trying to sound
cheerful. "Well, I didn't do anything wrong, and I'm not going to act as
if I did. If Mr. Neal is going to suspend me from the team, that's just the way
it's going to be."
"Thataway, Christie," said Katie. "I just
wish we could get whoever put that folder with your books in front of the Teen
Court. I'd vote for hanging them."
The rest of the morning was terrible for Christie.
"Is Igor going with you?" Beth asked, and giggled.
"I asked Shane about that. He said no. Igor peeks too
much." Melanie's remarks sent them all into fits of laughter again.
"What are you going to do, Christie?" asked Jana.
"Not much. I'll probably just stay home and watch TV."
"Jon hasn't asked you out?" Everyone waited to
hear Christie's answer to Melanie's question.
"I told you we're just friends now. No one seems to be
able to believe me."
"It doesn't bother you that he was with Kimm?"
asked Katie.
"He can be with whomever he wants," answered
Christie stubbornly.
That evening, Christie was glad to be home alone. Her mother
and father had gone out, and she popped a gigantic bowl of popcorn and turned
on a horror movie. Although the day had started out being fun, she was sick and
tired of all the questions about Jon and her. Especially since she had so many
questions of her own. Could she really keep from being jealous of Kimm and make
a go of this "best friends" business? As much as she wanted it that way,
it was certainly harder than she had expected. Still, she did need
space, and she truly wanted Jon as her friend.
She sank back against the pillows on the couch and stared at
the television set without really seeing the movie. She was exhausted and wasn't
looking forward to next week. There would probably be more questions about Jon
and her, and Melissa was going to talk to Mr. Neal about deciding earlier
whether Christie was going to be on the team.
Christie thought about looking up Mr. Neal's telephone
number and calling him to tell him she didn't want to be on the team, anyway.
She had totally run out of ideas about how she had gotten the folder, and she
wasn't likely to get any brainstorms between now and Wednesday. Or Monday, if
Melissa had her way. Calling and quitting might be less embarrassing than
having Mr. Neal suspend her for cheating. Besides, she was just plain tired of
all of it.
A tear rolled down Christie's cheek. It's not fair, she
thought. I didn't do anything wrong. I work so hard to get good grades and do
what everyone expects, and now I'm going to be kicked off the team.
Well, she thought, sitting up abruptly and gritting her
teeth. That's exactly what they're going to have to do if they want to
get rid of me. I can't give in and let them win when they're the ones who are
wrong. She set her jaw in stubborn determination and thought, they're going to
have to kick me off because I'm not quitting!
CHAPTER 13
Christie dreaded walking onto the school grounds on Monday
morning. She felt as if everyone were watching her as she marched to her
execution. This must be the way Joan of Arc felt on the way to be burned at the
stake, she thought.
Jana, Melanie, Beth, and Katie were waiting at The Fabulous
Five's favorite spot by the fence.
After they had all said hi to her, Katie nodded toward the
spot where The Fantastic Foursome usually met in the morning. "Do you see
anything different about them?"
"Melissa's not with them?" Christie asked.
"That's right," said Jana. "She went into the
building right after we got here."
"And she looked at us and smiled before she went in,"
added Beth.
Christie's flesh crawled. "She obviously went in to
talk to Mr. Neal."
"That's what we thought," agreed Katie. Gloom
settled over The Fabulous Five as they waited for the first bell to ring.
Suddenly the school doors popped open, and Melissa came
flying out of the building with a big smile on her face.
"I don't think there's much doubt about what happened,"
said Katie.
"I don't either," said Christie, trying to sound
cheerful. "Well, I didn't do anything wrong, and I'm not going to act as
if I did. If Mr. Neal is going to suspend me from the team, that's just the way
it's going to be."
"Thataway, Christie," said Katie. "I just
wish we could get whoever put that folder with your books in front of the Teen
Court. I'd vote for hanging them."
The rest of the morning was terrible for Christie.
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