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office."
Katie quickly gathered up her books and headed for the
office. Miss Simone was waiting for her there.
"Since you seem to be the organizer, I thought I'd let
you know about using the gym on Saturday night," said Miss Simone. "You
can tell the others it's available."
"What about the twenty-five dollars, Miss Simone? We
don't have that much money."
"It's all right. Instead of Mr. Bartosik's being there
to take care of things, I'll do it. It will be up to you girls, however, to see
that the place is put back in order."
"You?" asked Katie incredulously.
"Yes. You don't have to pay me," said the
secretary, smiling. "I'm cheap labor."
"Gosh, Miss Simone. Thanks!"
"That's quite all right, dear. It's for a good cause.
What time do you want me to open up the gym?"
"We thought we'd meet from seven to nine o'clock. Is
that all right?"
"Fine. And Katie . . ."
"Yes, Miss Simone."
"I don't have an answer for you on the women's history
class, yet. Mr. Bell hasn't, uh . . . how should I say it? He hasn't quite seen
the light yet. But I'm working on it."
"Oh, thank you." Katie gave her the biggest smile
she could come up with. Miss Simone really did seem to care.
CHAPTER 13
"If Clarence, Richie, and Joel try to sit with us, I'll
punch each of them in the nose," said Beth.
"We just won't leave any room for them to sit down,"
Christie said, moving to the outer edge of the booth. It was Thursday after
school and Beth, Christie, Katie, Melanie, and Jana were seated in Bumpers.
"I hate the way those guys have been telling everyone
that they belong to The Fabulous Five," said Melanie.
"And following us around," agreed Jana. "Everywhere
I turn, Clarence or Joel is there."
"I'm thinking about skipping lunch so I don't have to
be around them," said Christie.
The conversation depressed Katie. The three boys had been
hanging around The Fabulous Five for the last two days, and she and her friends
had had it with them. She had never seen Beth and Melanie look so blue.
Christie had gotten quieter, and even Jana seemed to be thinking a lot more
lately. It even seemed as if her friends were starting to avoid each other so
the boys couldn't home in on them as a group. Katie felt as if it were her
fault, even though she believed in what she was doing. Fighting back against
the boys was a lot harder, though, when it caused problems between her and her
friends.
Katie also felt frustrated. The boys weren't breaking any
rules, but they were making The Fabulous Five look silly in front of everyone.
Katie had seen Laura McCall, Melissa McConnell, Tammy Lucero, and Funny
Hawthorne watching and grinning from ear to ear when the boys were teasing
them.
"Hey, there're our friends." Joel's voice jerked
Katie back to the present.
Melanie scrunched down in her seat and put her hand over her
eyes. "Oh, no. Not in here, too."
Joel came marching over to their booth followed by Clarence
and Richie. "I wish you had gotten a bigger booth," said Joel. "Can
I squeeze in with you, fellow Fab Fiver?"
"There's no room," said Katie. She could feel the
heat coming up her collar.
"Maybe we can find a bigger table where we can all sit,"
said Clarence, looking around the room.
"I thought of something I need to ask you guys,"
said Richie. "Now that there are eight of us in our club, why don't we
change our name from The Fabulous Five to something like The Great Eight? Would
we have to vote on it?"
"Everyone in favor of changing the name, say aye,"
said Joel, raising his hand.
"Aye!" the three boys said in unison. The Fabulous
Five sat without saying a word.
"You're not voting," whined Richie.
"Do we need a majority to make it official?" asked
Joel.
"I don't know," said Richie. "If they're not
going to vote, maybe we need to get some more people to join so we can get a
majority. That way we'd know it was official."
"But then we wouldn't be able to call ourselves The
Great Eight," said Clarence.
Richie shrugged. "That's okay. We'll think up
Katie quickly gathered up her books and headed for the
office. Miss Simone was waiting for her there.
"Since you seem to be the organizer, I thought I'd let
you know about using the gym on Saturday night," said Miss Simone. "You
can tell the others it's available."
"What about the twenty-five dollars, Miss Simone? We
don't have that much money."
"It's all right. Instead of Mr. Bartosik's being there
to take care of things, I'll do it. It will be up to you girls, however, to see
that the place is put back in order."
"You?" asked Katie incredulously.
"Yes. You don't have to pay me," said the
secretary, smiling. "I'm cheap labor."
"Gosh, Miss Simone. Thanks!"
"That's quite all right, dear. It's for a good cause.
What time do you want me to open up the gym?"
"We thought we'd meet from seven to nine o'clock. Is
that all right?"
"Fine. And Katie . . ."
"Yes, Miss Simone."
"I don't have an answer for you on the women's history
class, yet. Mr. Bell hasn't, uh . . . how should I say it? He hasn't quite seen
the light yet. But I'm working on it."
"Oh, thank you." Katie gave her the biggest smile
she could come up with. Miss Simone really did seem to care.
CHAPTER 13
"If Clarence, Richie, and Joel try to sit with us, I'll
punch each of them in the nose," said Beth.
"We just won't leave any room for them to sit down,"
Christie said, moving to the outer edge of the booth. It was Thursday after
school and Beth, Christie, Katie, Melanie, and Jana were seated in Bumpers.
"I hate the way those guys have been telling everyone
that they belong to The Fabulous Five," said Melanie.
"And following us around," agreed Jana. "Everywhere
I turn, Clarence or Joel is there."
"I'm thinking about skipping lunch so I don't have to
be around them," said Christie.
The conversation depressed Katie. The three boys had been
hanging around The Fabulous Five for the last two days, and she and her friends
had had it with them. She had never seen Beth and Melanie look so blue.
Christie had gotten quieter, and even Jana seemed to be thinking a lot more
lately. It even seemed as if her friends were starting to avoid each other so
the boys couldn't home in on them as a group. Katie felt as if it were her
fault, even though she believed in what she was doing. Fighting back against
the boys was a lot harder, though, when it caused problems between her and her
friends.
Katie also felt frustrated. The boys weren't breaking any
rules, but they were making The Fabulous Five look silly in front of everyone.
Katie had seen Laura McCall, Melissa McConnell, Tammy Lucero, and Funny
Hawthorne watching and grinning from ear to ear when the boys were teasing
them.
"Hey, there're our friends." Joel's voice jerked
Katie back to the present.
Melanie scrunched down in her seat and put her hand over her
eyes. "Oh, no. Not in here, too."
Joel came marching over to their booth followed by Clarence
and Richie. "I wish you had gotten a bigger booth," said Joel. "Can
I squeeze in with you, fellow Fab Fiver?"
"There's no room," said Katie. She could feel the
heat coming up her collar.
"Maybe we can find a bigger table where we can all sit,"
said Clarence, looking around the room.
"I thought of something I need to ask you guys,"
said Richie. "Now that there are eight of us in our club, why don't we
change our name from The Fabulous Five to something like The Great Eight? Would
we have to vote on it?"
"Everyone in favor of changing the name, say aye,"
said Joel, raising his hand.
"Aye!" the three boys said in unison. The Fabulous
Five sat without saying a word.
"You're not voting," whined Richie.
"Do we need a majority to make it official?" asked
Joel.
"I don't know," said Richie. "If they're not
going to vote, maybe we need to get some more people to join so we can get a
majority. That way we'd know it was official."
"But then we wouldn't be able to call ourselves The
Great Eight," said Clarence.
Richie shrugged. "That's okay. We'll think up
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