would let me borrow his
wagon," she said brightly. Katie and Jana were right behind them, carrying
their oranges in brown paper bags.
"Boy, I can't wait to see what Laura and her friends
have planned for today," said Katie as they unloaded the fruit into their
lockers. "You know she's not going to take yesterday without a fight."
"I couldn't forget the look on her face all last night,"
said Beth, giggling, as she stuffed a bag loaded with oranges on top of some
books. "I even dreamed about her standing there flicking her braid. I woke
up laughing."
"Well, I'll bet The Fantastic Foursome had a long meeting
yesterday to figure out what to do next," said Katie.
"Maybe they'll sing that dumb little commercial in the
cafeteria again," added Melanie.
"I don't know about that, but I'll bet they have a tape
to play at Bumpers after school," said Jana. "What do you think,
Christie?"
Christie smiled. "Oh, I'm sure we'll get some surprises
today." Then to herself she added, If only you knew!
"If anyone hears about what they're up to, spread the
word," said Katie. "Did you call Shane last night like you said you
would?" she asked Melanie.
"Yes. And the rat wouldn't tell me who he's going to
vote for. He said to be at Bumpers this afternoon and he'd tell everyone what
Igor said."
They all laughed at the thought of Shane's talking to his
pet iguana. All except Christie. Were they going to stand around talking
forever? she wondered. She was dying to walk around the halls where the posters
for the mystery candidate were hanging and see what kind of attention they were
getting. But at the rate The Fabulous Five were moving, they would still be
standing at their lockers when the first bell rang.
"Hey, look," whispered Jana. "There are Laura
and the others. Let's keep an eye on them."
The halls were filling up as more and more kids arrived for
school, so they were able to follow The Fantastic Foursome without being seen.
Suddenly Laura and her friends stopped in the middle of the hall by the
principal's office and stood looking at a poster. Melanie motioned the others
to follow her, and they walked up trying to look as if they were just on their
way to class.
Christie had to bite her lower lip to keep from giggling.
The poster had a cutout of Vanna White standing by some hand-printed squares
that looked like the ones on the Wheel of Fortune television show. The
blocks were empty as if they were part of a puzzle. Underneath them was
printed:
WHO IS THE MYSTERY CANDIDATE FOR 7TH-GRADE CLASS PRESIDENT?
Christie hoped everyone would realize that they were
supposed to guess the name that went in the squares.
"Is this another one of your tricks?" Laura snapped
at them. "If it is—well, you've got it right. It's a mystery why
you put Christie up for class president."
"Yeah," said Tammy. "You would have been
better off keeping the whole thing a mystery. Especially after Melissa
wins." The four of them turned in unison and stomped off.
As they moved closer to see, Christie faked interest in the
poster. She had to admit that she and Jon had done a good job in the short time
they had had the night before.
"If they didn't put it up, I wonder who did?" Jana
thought out loud.
"You've got me," said Melanie.
Christie turned so that no one could see her face. She
couldn't help feeling a mixture of guilt, over not being honest with her best
friends, and glee, over the trick she and Jon had pulled off.
Just then Lisa Snow and Sara Sawyer came up behind them and
stopped to look at the poster. "Who put that up?" Lisa asked.
"We don't know," answered Katie.
"Is it legal?" Sara asked.
"Sure," answered Katie. "You can write in
anyone you want. You only have to get petitions signed if the candidate's name
is going to be on the ballot."
Randy Kirwan and Scott Daly walked up and looked at the
poster, too, and soon a crowd had gathered. Everyone started trying to guess
the name of the mystery candidate. Christie listened and had a hard
wagon," she said brightly. Katie and Jana were right behind them, carrying
their oranges in brown paper bags.
"Boy, I can't wait to see what Laura and her friends
have planned for today," said Katie as they unloaded the fruit into their
lockers. "You know she's not going to take yesterday without a fight."
"I couldn't forget the look on her face all last night,"
said Beth, giggling, as she stuffed a bag loaded with oranges on top of some
books. "I even dreamed about her standing there flicking her braid. I woke
up laughing."
"Well, I'll bet The Fantastic Foursome had a long meeting
yesterday to figure out what to do next," said Katie.
"Maybe they'll sing that dumb little commercial in the
cafeteria again," added Melanie.
"I don't know about that, but I'll bet they have a tape
to play at Bumpers after school," said Jana. "What do you think,
Christie?"
Christie smiled. "Oh, I'm sure we'll get some surprises
today." Then to herself she added, If only you knew!
"If anyone hears about what they're up to, spread the
word," said Katie. "Did you call Shane last night like you said you
would?" she asked Melanie.
"Yes. And the rat wouldn't tell me who he's going to
vote for. He said to be at Bumpers this afternoon and he'd tell everyone what
Igor said."
They all laughed at the thought of Shane's talking to his
pet iguana. All except Christie. Were they going to stand around talking
forever? she wondered. She was dying to walk around the halls where the posters
for the mystery candidate were hanging and see what kind of attention they were
getting. But at the rate The Fabulous Five were moving, they would still be
standing at their lockers when the first bell rang.
"Hey, look," whispered Jana. "There are Laura
and the others. Let's keep an eye on them."
The halls were filling up as more and more kids arrived for
school, so they were able to follow The Fantastic Foursome without being seen.
Suddenly Laura and her friends stopped in the middle of the hall by the
principal's office and stood looking at a poster. Melanie motioned the others
to follow her, and they walked up trying to look as if they were just on their
way to class.
Christie had to bite her lower lip to keep from giggling.
The poster had a cutout of Vanna White standing by some hand-printed squares
that looked like the ones on the Wheel of Fortune television show. The
blocks were empty as if they were part of a puzzle. Underneath them was
printed:
WHO IS THE MYSTERY CANDIDATE FOR 7TH-GRADE CLASS PRESIDENT?
Christie hoped everyone would realize that they were
supposed to guess the name that went in the squares.
"Is this another one of your tricks?" Laura snapped
at them. "If it is—well, you've got it right. It's a mystery why
you put Christie up for class president."
"Yeah," said Tammy. "You would have been
better off keeping the whole thing a mystery. Especially after Melissa
wins." The four of them turned in unison and stomped off.
As they moved closer to see, Christie faked interest in the
poster. She had to admit that she and Jon had done a good job in the short time
they had had the night before.
"If they didn't put it up, I wonder who did?" Jana
thought out loud.
"You've got me," said Melanie.
Christie turned so that no one could see her face. She
couldn't help feeling a mixture of guilt, over not being honest with her best
friends, and glee, over the trick she and Jon had pulled off.
Just then Lisa Snow and Sara Sawyer came up behind them and
stopped to look at the poster. "Who put that up?" Lisa asked.
"We don't know," answered Katie.
"Is it legal?" Sara asked.
"Sure," answered Katie. "You can write in
anyone you want. You only have to get petitions signed if the candidate's name
is going to be on the ballot."
Randy Kirwan and Scott Daly walked up and looked at the
poster, too, and soon a crowd had gathered. Everyone started trying to guess
the name of the mystery candidate. Christie listened and had a hard
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