“I knew it!” she cried. “It worked, didn’t it, Katani?”
“It sure did,” Katani confirmed. She squeezed each girl so hard she left marks on their skin. “I am going to New York! Thanks to you, Maeve,” she added, giving the red-haired girl an extra squeeze. “It’s really going to happen!”
The girls were so happy they crowded around Katani for a group hug, which left even more marks on everyone’s skin, but nobody cared. “This,” Isabel declared, “calls for a BSG cheer. Hip, hip…”
“HOORAY!”
“Hip, hip…”
“HOORAY!”
“Hip, hip…”
“HOORAY!!!”
“I just can’t believe that it all worked out,” Maeve said, the happiness visible on her face. She looked like she wanted to jump up and down. Avery was already jumping up and down as she shouted, “Go Katani, it’s your birthday, we’re gonna party like it’s your birthday!” with each jump.
Katani laughed. “This is better than my birthday. You guys, what do I wear in New York? What kind of clothes will they be showing at the show? What will I really be doing to help Michelle? How much time will I have for sightseeing? And—oh…” The smile faded from her face as she looked at her four best friends.
“…and who gets to go with you?” Isabel finished.
Avery pushed away her salad, which didn’t have more than a couple of bites left on the plate.
Maeve opened her fringed pink purse and began searching for a pen, just for something to do. She really wanted to go on this trip.
“Look,” Charlotte said, “we know you’d like to take all of us, Katani. So don’t get upset at yourself or feel sad about this just because you can’t. And yes, we all have our own reasons for why we’d like to go, and they’re all good ones.”
“The Metropolitan Museum,” Isabel said dreamily.
“Broadway,” Maeve breathed. “Celebrities…”
“Journalistic experience,” admitted Charlotte.
“Ellis Island and Leah Kim,” Avery said hopefully.
Charlotte looked at all of her friends and added, “Plus we’d all love to go to New York City with you.” The BSG nodded. She continued, “But the truth is, Katani, there’s really only one fair choice, and we all know who.”
Katani looked confused. “There is? We do?”
“I mean one person made this possible for you , and she’s the one who deserves to go. Of course the rest of us want to, but it wouldn’t be right. You should take the one who saved the day. She’s the real heroine here.”
No one said anything, but one by one, they turned to look at Maeve. Maeve’s face grew bright red, and she dug down even further in her fringed handbag to avoid everyone’s eyes.
“Charlotte is right,” Isabel said. “Maeve does deserve it.”
Even a very disappointed Avery nodded. “She gets my vote. Plus, she doesn’t have to worry about getting out of the test. She’s taking it on Monday anyway.”
Charlotte nodded too. “It’s just the right choice. Period. The end.”
Katani hugged Maeve, who couldn’t believe her luck and was still fake-looking for a pen. “Welcome aboard, girlfriend.”
“Woo-hoo!” Avery whistled. “Maeve and Katani hit the Big Apple—a recipe for adventure!”
Maeve finally ceased the pen search, looked up, and met Katani’s wild grin. “You really want me to come?”
Katani felt overjoyed, happier than she had felt since she got that fateful call. “Want you to come? I can’t wait! It’s going to be so awesome, Maeve. Just think—five more minutes of lunch, and less than two weeks ‘til we take off for New York!”
Maeve slapped the girls high-five and gleefully cried, “Yee-haw! Broadway, here I come!”
Maeve’s Notes to Self:
Sooo glad Katani can go to NY after all—and wow, she picked me to go with her! Does “totally thrilled” cover it? I’m going to visit my favorite city where Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks fell in love in Sleepless in Seattle and where West Side Story happened. Too magical!
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“It sure did,” Katani confirmed. She squeezed each girl so hard she left marks on their skin. “I am going to New York! Thanks to you, Maeve,” she added, giving the red-haired girl an extra squeeze. “It’s really going to happen!”
The girls were so happy they crowded around Katani for a group hug, which left even more marks on everyone’s skin, but nobody cared. “This,” Isabel declared, “calls for a BSG cheer. Hip, hip…”
“HOORAY!”
“Hip, hip…”
“HOORAY!”
“Hip, hip…”
“HOORAY!!!”
“I just can’t believe that it all worked out,” Maeve said, the happiness visible on her face. She looked like she wanted to jump up and down. Avery was already jumping up and down as she shouted, “Go Katani, it’s your birthday, we’re gonna party like it’s your birthday!” with each jump.
Katani laughed. “This is better than my birthday. You guys, what do I wear in New York? What kind of clothes will they be showing at the show? What will I really be doing to help Michelle? How much time will I have for sightseeing? And—oh…” The smile faded from her face as she looked at her four best friends.
“…and who gets to go with you?” Isabel finished.
Avery pushed away her salad, which didn’t have more than a couple of bites left on the plate.
Maeve opened her fringed pink purse and began searching for a pen, just for something to do. She really wanted to go on this trip.
“Look,” Charlotte said, “we know you’d like to take all of us, Katani. So don’t get upset at yourself or feel sad about this just because you can’t. And yes, we all have our own reasons for why we’d like to go, and they’re all good ones.”
“The Metropolitan Museum,” Isabel said dreamily.
“Broadway,” Maeve breathed. “Celebrities…”
“Journalistic experience,” admitted Charlotte.
“Ellis Island and Leah Kim,” Avery said hopefully.
Charlotte looked at all of her friends and added, “Plus we’d all love to go to New York City with you.” The BSG nodded. She continued, “But the truth is, Katani, there’s really only one fair choice, and we all know who.”
Katani looked confused. “There is? We do?”
“I mean one person made this possible for you , and she’s the one who deserves to go. Of course the rest of us want to, but it wouldn’t be right. You should take the one who saved the day. She’s the real heroine here.”
No one said anything, but one by one, they turned to look at Maeve. Maeve’s face grew bright red, and she dug down even further in her fringed handbag to avoid everyone’s eyes.
“Charlotte is right,” Isabel said. “Maeve does deserve it.”
Even a very disappointed Avery nodded. “She gets my vote. Plus, she doesn’t have to worry about getting out of the test. She’s taking it on Monday anyway.”
Charlotte nodded too. “It’s just the right choice. Period. The end.”
Katani hugged Maeve, who couldn’t believe her luck and was still fake-looking for a pen. “Welcome aboard, girlfriend.”
“Woo-hoo!” Avery whistled. “Maeve and Katani hit the Big Apple—a recipe for adventure!”
Maeve finally ceased the pen search, looked up, and met Katani’s wild grin. “You really want me to come?”
Katani felt overjoyed, happier than she had felt since she got that fateful call. “Want you to come? I can’t wait! It’s going to be so awesome, Maeve. Just think—five more minutes of lunch, and less than two weeks ‘til we take off for New York!”
Maeve slapped the girls high-five and gleefully cried, “Yee-haw! Broadway, here I come!”
Maeve’s Notes to Self:
Sooo glad Katani can go to NY after all—and wow, she picked me to go with her! Does “totally thrilled” cover it? I’m going to visit my favorite city where Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks fell in love in Sleepless in Seattle and where West Side Story happened. Too magical!
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