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wasn’t the most exciting comeback, Sally’s sudden celebrity, mingled with the mood of the moment, allowed it to land like a Scud missile. The girls cheered as Tommy threw his hands in the air and stormed off.
    Sally sneaked a peek at Viola out of the corner of her eye and saw that she was pouting again. Though she warned herself not to make a habit of this kind of talk, Sally had to admit that victory felt good.
    As the excitement of the exchange died down, Sally became more and more embarrassed by her temper. Though her lunch mates seemed eager to discuss the interaction ad nauseum, Sally found herself wanting to talk about anything else at all. Unfortunately, Susannah changed the subject for her.
    â€œSo what was Tommy talking about?” she asked. “What did Officer Stu want with you?”
    Sally flushed. “Oh, it was nothing,” she replied. “Just something about some stolen dog stuff.”
    â€œWait, I know about this,” Chati chimed in. Sally wondered if there was anything Chati wasn’t aware of. “So, my cousin, Vani, heard from our granny, Nanny, who heard from her neighbor, Tom, who heard from his mother, Mrs. Foolery, who heard from her gardener, Greenly Thum, who heard from his best friend, Officer Stu, that someone has been stealing all the neighborhood dogs’ bones!”
    â€œSo?” Viola finally spoke. “Who cares?”
    â€œA lot of people, from the sound of it,” Chati continued. “Between the pound and the sheriff’s office, the phone has been ringing off the hook with complaints. My puggle, Peaches, was entirely unimpressed by the vintage disco outfit I dressed her in this morning. It was tragic!” She turned to Sally. “What did Officer Stu talk to you about?”
    Sally’s mind raced. The last thing she wanted was for anyone to know that Bones was a suspect, especially now that she and Bones were just starting to fit in. “Oh, uh, he wanted to know if Bones had had anything stolen,” she lied.
    â€œHas he?” Chati asked, concerned.
    â€œNope. Last I checked, he’s got all his bones right here,” Sally joked.
    â€œGGGgggrrrr-uff!” Bones barked as he leapt from his carrier and onto Sally’s lap. The girls giggled and clapped. “Anyway, Chati,” Sally began, quickly switching topics. “The concert your parents are taking you to for your birthday—who’s the band, anyway?”
    â€œWell, that’s the other problem,” Chati sighed. “The band isn’t one I’ve really head of. You know, it’s so much less fun to dance onstage when you don’t know what you’re grooving to.” The girls mumbled their agreement.
    â€œHey, wait a second,” Chati suddenly remembered. “I think you know them, Sally. In fact I’m sure you’ve mentioned them before. The band’s called something like…Stone Deaf?”
    â€œTone Death?!” Sally slammed her fists on the table and lurched toward Chati. Bones began to bark excitedly, and the girls shrunk back.
    â€œY-yeah, that’s it,” Chati stammered.
    Recklessly abandoning her cool Q, Sally could hardly cover her disgust. Worse than making a fool of herself yelling at Tommy was knowing that tickets to see her favorite band would be wasted on Chati Chattercathy and her lamebrained friends. It was almost too much to bear.
    â€œWow.” Sally’s speech became robotic. “You are very lucky, Chati. Tone Death is my favorite band. Please let me know how the concert is.” Closing her hands in tight fists, Sally dug her nails into her palms. To her surprise, Chati lit up like a firefly.
    â€œOmigosh Sally!” Chati squeaked. “I just had the bestest idea. Why don’t you and Bones come with us?”
    â€œWhat?” Sally and Viola said in unison.
    â€œSure! I mean, I can’t stand my cousin Vani anyway, so I’ll just disinvite her and