Read Online The Cupcake Diaries Collection: Katie and the Cupcake Cure; Mia in the Mix; Emma on Thin Icing; Alexis and the Perfect Recipe by Coco Simon - Free Book Online
Authors: Coco Simon
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the first try. Coincidence? I don’t think so. Alexis says I probably just loosened up the insides of the lock so it opens more easily, but I don’t believe it. I’d rather think that the superpowers of the Cupcake Club defeated my evil alien locker.
Now, take math class. I wish I could say that Mrs. Moore was suddenly nicer, but I can’t. What happens now is that every time Mrs. Moore says something serious, or threatens to give us all detention, I write down what she says so I can use it the next time I do an impression of her. She’s not so scary anymore.
Not that everything is perfect. Take gym class. On Tuesday we were picking teams for flag football, and Sydney said, “Don’t pick Katie unless you want to lose!” She said it really loudly, and a bunch of kids laughed. Sometimes I feel like saying something, but I don’t. I keep waiting for the time when we have races outside on the track. I’ve been a faster runner than Sydney ever since third grade.
Then something happened in English class on Wednesday. It didn’t happen to me, exactly, but to another member of the Cupcake Club: Alexis.
Here’s what happened. At the beginning of class Mrs. Castillo told us she was giving us a vocabulary worksheet for homework. But she didn’t hand it out. Then, right before the bell rang, Alexis raised her hand.
“Mrs. Castillo, what about the vocab worksheet?” she asked.
Everyone groaned. Everyone except for me, Mia, and Emma.
We know that Alexis is just like that. She likes to do things exactly the way you’re supposed to. She especially likes to make teachers happy.
As you can guess, nobody was happy with Alexis.
“Thanks a lot, Alexis,” Eddie Rossi said from the back of the room.
“Yeah, what, are you in love with homework?” added Devin Jaworski.
“Please settle down,” ordered Mrs. Castillo. “You’re lucky Alexis reminded me. Otherwise you’d have double homework tomorrow night.”
But of course that didn’t make anyone feel better. When the bell rang and we poured into the hallway, a lot of the boys were still giving Alexis a hard time.
“Teacher’s pet!”
“Thanks for the homework!”
Alexis started to look like she might cry. I felt bad for her.
“Leave her alone,” Mia said bravely, and we all hurried off to our lockers.
That was pretty much the worst thing that happened all week—until Cupcake Friday.
Mia came into the cafeteria carrying a really pretty pink bakery box. She opened the lid to reveal four perfect cupcakes with chocolate icing dotted with chocolate candies.
“They’re so pretty,” Emma said.
“I hope they taste good,” Mia said with a small frown. “We didn’t have any vanilla. And I lost count when I was putting in the teaspoons of salt. I might have put in an extra amount.”
Alexis pounded her fist on the table. “Let the second meeting of the Cupcake Club begin!”
That’s when Sydney and Brenda—I mean, Bella—walked by. Sydney stopped cold.
“Cupcake Club?” she asked. “Are you serious? What is this, third grade?”
“Yeah, that’s so lame!” Bella added, making a big deal out of rolling her eyes.
“Not as lame as a Popular Girls Club,” Alexis said under her breath.
Sydney raised an eyebrow. “Excuse me? Did you say something?”
Alexis, Emma, and I were all kind of afraid of Sydney. But not Mia.
“Maybe I’ll bring some next time for you to try,” she said coolly.
Sydney snorted. “No thanks,” she said, and then she and Bella walked away.
“Well, that was fun,” I said.
“Who wants a cupcake?” Mia asked.
We all reached for one, but I had a little knot in my stomach. I watched Bella and Sydney slide into their table with Callie. They were all reading some magazine. I tried not to look.
The cupcakes were good. They tasted a tiny bit weird because of the extra salt, but not too weird.Plus the icing was especially delicious.
“Nice job,” I told Mia, and she smiled at me. I could tell she was proud.
That
Now, take math class. I wish I could say that Mrs. Moore was suddenly nicer, but I can’t. What happens now is that every time Mrs. Moore says something serious, or threatens to give us all detention, I write down what she says so I can use it the next time I do an impression of her. She’s not so scary anymore.
Not that everything is perfect. Take gym class. On Tuesday we were picking teams for flag football, and Sydney said, “Don’t pick Katie unless you want to lose!” She said it really loudly, and a bunch of kids laughed. Sometimes I feel like saying something, but I don’t. I keep waiting for the time when we have races outside on the track. I’ve been a faster runner than Sydney ever since third grade.
Then something happened in English class on Wednesday. It didn’t happen to me, exactly, but to another member of the Cupcake Club: Alexis.
Here’s what happened. At the beginning of class Mrs. Castillo told us she was giving us a vocabulary worksheet for homework. But she didn’t hand it out. Then, right before the bell rang, Alexis raised her hand.
“Mrs. Castillo, what about the vocab worksheet?” she asked.
Everyone groaned. Everyone except for me, Mia, and Emma.
We know that Alexis is just like that. She likes to do things exactly the way you’re supposed to. She especially likes to make teachers happy.
As you can guess, nobody was happy with Alexis.
“Thanks a lot, Alexis,” Eddie Rossi said from the back of the room.
“Yeah, what, are you in love with homework?” added Devin Jaworski.
“Please settle down,” ordered Mrs. Castillo. “You’re lucky Alexis reminded me. Otherwise you’d have double homework tomorrow night.”
But of course that didn’t make anyone feel better. When the bell rang and we poured into the hallway, a lot of the boys were still giving Alexis a hard time.
“Teacher’s pet!”
“Thanks for the homework!”
Alexis started to look like she might cry. I felt bad for her.
“Leave her alone,” Mia said bravely, and we all hurried off to our lockers.
That was pretty much the worst thing that happened all week—until Cupcake Friday.
Mia came into the cafeteria carrying a really pretty pink bakery box. She opened the lid to reveal four perfect cupcakes with chocolate icing dotted with chocolate candies.
“They’re so pretty,” Emma said.
“I hope they taste good,” Mia said with a small frown. “We didn’t have any vanilla. And I lost count when I was putting in the teaspoons of salt. I might have put in an extra amount.”
Alexis pounded her fist on the table. “Let the second meeting of the Cupcake Club begin!”
That’s when Sydney and Brenda—I mean, Bella—walked by. Sydney stopped cold.
“Cupcake Club?” she asked. “Are you serious? What is this, third grade?”
“Yeah, that’s so lame!” Bella added, making a big deal out of rolling her eyes.
“Not as lame as a Popular Girls Club,” Alexis said under her breath.
Sydney raised an eyebrow. “Excuse me? Did you say something?”
Alexis, Emma, and I were all kind of afraid of Sydney. But not Mia.
“Maybe I’ll bring some next time for you to try,” she said coolly.
Sydney snorted. “No thanks,” she said, and then she and Bella walked away.
“Well, that was fun,” I said.
“Who wants a cupcake?” Mia asked.
We all reached for one, but I had a little knot in my stomach. I watched Bella and Sydney slide into their table with Callie. They were all reading some magazine. I tried not to look.
The cupcakes were good. They tasted a tiny bit weird because of the extra salt, but not too weird.Plus the icing was especially delicious.
“Nice job,” I told Mia, and she smiled at me. I could tell she was proud.
That
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