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old blue
dress and the new scarf from Whitley's looked great together.
Shawnie continued the program by reporting the lunch menus
for next week. Beth noticed that she wrinkled her nose ever so slightly when
she mentioned the goulash. Beth almost laughed out loud. Everybody hated the
school's goulash!
After the taping was finished, everyone agreed that the show
was even better than it had been the week before.
"Beth," Funny said, "I think your Junque
Jewelry was the hit of the show."
"I agree," said Mr. Levine. "Viewers should
be very interested in that segment. Good work."
"Thanks," replied Beth. She thought it had gone
well and was pleased that the others agreed.
As the members of the Media Club began packing up their
belongings and taking down the lights, Shawnie approached Beth and guided her
out into the hall.
"Sorry about this, Beth," she said. "But my
parents reminded me this morning that I have to collect that thirty percent
from you today."
Beth nodded. She unzipped her book bag and pulled out a
check. "Here it is," she said, "minus the price of the blue
blazer, which I took back and had credited to your account." She handed
the check to Shawnie.
Shawnie glanced down at the check. "It's from your
parents," she murmured. "You really told them? I didn't think you'd
actually do it."
"Yup," Beth replied. "I finally told them
what was going on. They wanted to pay your parents back right away, and so I'll
pay them back."
"Wow. Were they furious?" Shawnie asked.
Beth shrugged. "They weren't thrilled, but in the end
they were pretty nice about it."
"How long will it take you to pay them back?"
asked Shawnie.
Beth sighed. "I don't know. But it will probably be a
while before I make any trips to the mall."
Shawnie nodded and was silent for a minute. Then she said, "We
really knocked 'em dead again today. And you know what?"
"What?" asked Beth.
"Your blue dress looks even better with just the scarf
than it would have if you'd been wearing that blazer," Shawnie said. "But
that's not all. You've got poise and imagination." She paused a moment. "That's
even more important than looking stupendous."
"Thanks, Shawnie." Beth grinned. "It was an
expensive lesson, but I guess I just learned that."
CHAPTER 13
"This pair with the buttons is for you." Beth
handed the earrings to Jana.
"Oh, Beth," Jana exclaimed. "I love them."
"And these with the bus tokens are for you, Christie,"
Beth said.
Christie laughed. "They're great! What a conversation
piece."
It was Saturday morning, and the girls were lounging on Beth's
front porch, waiting to watch The Wakeman Bulletin Board.
"The earrings with the multicolored paper clips are
yours, Katie," Beth said.
"When I'm not wearing them, I can clip together my
notes for Teen Court," Katie joked. "Thanks."
"And these little key earrings go to Melanie."
Beth grinned. "I'll bet you can guess the significance of these."
"The key to my heart!" Melanie said. "Thanks."
"But there are two of them," Jana pointed out.
"Of course," Beth insisted. "Have you ever
known Melanie to stick to only one boy at a time?"
Melanie giggled. "Maybe you should add a couple more
keys—just in case."
"How about a whole key ring on each ear?" Katie
joked.
Laughter filled the porch.
"Thanks, Beth," Jana said. "These earrings
are so great. I just love them."
The others chimed in their thanks again, too.
"You're welcome," Beth replied as she sat back in
the porch swing, tucking one leg up underneath her.
"So you can't go to Bumpers until you pay off the loan
from your parents?" Jana asked.
"Well, I can go, " said Beth. "But I
won't have any money to buy anything. I'll just watch you guys eat."
"It probably won't be so bad," remarked Jana.
Beth sighed. "Yeah, I know. It'll just be hard to get
used to it. No movies, no shopping, no treats, no—anything!"
Melanie shrugged. "You still have us. "
Beth smiled. "You're right about that, Mel. I still
have you guys!"
The front door opened, and a
dress and the new scarf from Whitley's looked great together.
Shawnie continued the program by reporting the lunch menus
for next week. Beth noticed that she wrinkled her nose ever so slightly when
she mentioned the goulash. Beth almost laughed out loud. Everybody hated the
school's goulash!
After the taping was finished, everyone agreed that the show
was even better than it had been the week before.
"Beth," Funny said, "I think your Junque
Jewelry was the hit of the show."
"I agree," said Mr. Levine. "Viewers should
be very interested in that segment. Good work."
"Thanks," replied Beth. She thought it had gone
well and was pleased that the others agreed.
As the members of the Media Club began packing up their
belongings and taking down the lights, Shawnie approached Beth and guided her
out into the hall.
"Sorry about this, Beth," she said. "But my
parents reminded me this morning that I have to collect that thirty percent
from you today."
Beth nodded. She unzipped her book bag and pulled out a
check. "Here it is," she said, "minus the price of the blue
blazer, which I took back and had credited to your account." She handed
the check to Shawnie.
Shawnie glanced down at the check. "It's from your
parents," she murmured. "You really told them? I didn't think you'd
actually do it."
"Yup," Beth replied. "I finally told them
what was going on. They wanted to pay your parents back right away, and so I'll
pay them back."
"Wow. Were they furious?" Shawnie asked.
Beth shrugged. "They weren't thrilled, but in the end
they were pretty nice about it."
"How long will it take you to pay them back?"
asked Shawnie.
Beth sighed. "I don't know. But it will probably be a
while before I make any trips to the mall."
Shawnie nodded and was silent for a minute. Then she said, "We
really knocked 'em dead again today. And you know what?"
"What?" asked Beth.
"Your blue dress looks even better with just the scarf
than it would have if you'd been wearing that blazer," Shawnie said. "But
that's not all. You've got poise and imagination." She paused a moment. "That's
even more important than looking stupendous."
"Thanks, Shawnie." Beth grinned. "It was an
expensive lesson, but I guess I just learned that."
CHAPTER 13
"This pair with the buttons is for you." Beth
handed the earrings to Jana.
"Oh, Beth," Jana exclaimed. "I love them."
"And these with the bus tokens are for you, Christie,"
Beth said.
Christie laughed. "They're great! What a conversation
piece."
It was Saturday morning, and the girls were lounging on Beth's
front porch, waiting to watch The Wakeman Bulletin Board.
"The earrings with the multicolored paper clips are
yours, Katie," Beth said.
"When I'm not wearing them, I can clip together my
notes for Teen Court," Katie joked. "Thanks."
"And these little key earrings go to Melanie."
Beth grinned. "I'll bet you can guess the significance of these."
"The key to my heart!" Melanie said. "Thanks."
"But there are two of them," Jana pointed out.
"Of course," Beth insisted. "Have you ever
known Melanie to stick to only one boy at a time?"
Melanie giggled. "Maybe you should add a couple more
keys—just in case."
"How about a whole key ring on each ear?" Katie
joked.
Laughter filled the porch.
"Thanks, Beth," Jana said. "These earrings
are so great. I just love them."
The others chimed in their thanks again, too.
"You're welcome," Beth replied as she sat back in
the porch swing, tucking one leg up underneath her.
"So you can't go to Bumpers until you pay off the loan
from your parents?" Jana asked.
"Well, I can go, " said Beth. "But I
won't have any money to buy anything. I'll just watch you guys eat."
"It probably won't be so bad," remarked Jana.
Beth sighed. "Yeah, I know. It'll just be hard to get
used to it. No movies, no shopping, no treats, no—anything!"
Melanie shrugged. "You still have us. "
Beth smiled. "You're right about that, Mel. I still
have you guys!"
The front door opened, and a
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