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Each time April blinked felt like an eternity. They stared at the phone. Silence.
Grace swallowed. âYa know, Eveâs grandma may be right.â
â âBout what? Having a gift?â
âYep. I mean . . . remember the door? You may be able to do other stuff. Like last week when my dress was tucked into my tights by accident after I left the bathroom. âMember that?â
April smirked. Donât laugh. Donât laugh. She was SO traumatized.
Grace continued, âDo you know how many kids screamed âfailâ and âloserâ? I seriously wished I were invisible. But, as much as I wished for itâ nada ! But YOU wanted the door to close, and you did it. You wanted Austin to stop picking on you and . . . POOF!â Grace threw her arms in the air. âNow he is smaller than my grandmotherâs mop. And, you turned on your fan in your bedroom just by thinking about it.â She ended her speech by putting her hands on her hips and nodding her head.
âOk . . .â April wiped her sweaty hand on her pants. âBut, I donât want to get into a mess like this again.â
âI know. But, think about what WE could do,â Grace said, smiling.
âWe?â
âYeah! You, me, and Eve can fix stuff.â Her smile stretched from ear to ear.
âWhat kind of stuff?â April asked.
âI donât know . . . uh . . . we could make sure all the puppies at the pound get a home. Uh . . . we . . . could . . . Oh! You could get Ms. Meanie back for giving you that detention. You could make her come to school looking like a clown. Imagine it! Her makeup painted all over her face.â
They both laughed.
âBut, what if something goes wrong again?â April asked.
âWeâll have Eveâs book,â said Grace. âWhat else could possibly go wrong?â
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Ding. Ding.
April looked down at the bed. She saw she had a text message and quickly picked up her phone.
She read aloud, â Sure honey. See you tomorrow. YES!â April threw back her head.
âCool. Now text her and ask if Eve can come over tomorrow morning.â
âYes, yes,â April said, feverishly texting and focused.
Thx Mom! Can a new friend Eve come over 4 a playdate in the morning? < 3
Buzz. Buzz.
âOh your mother texted back,â Grace said, opening the message on Mrs. Galapagosâs phone and showing it to April.
Sure Rita. If you want, I will take the next sleepover. J
âYES!â Grace and April screamed. They jumped up and down.
BAM! The front door slammed.
âGirls! Come on downstairs. Pizzaâs here,â Graceâs mother yelled up the stairs.
Boom, Boom, BOOM, BOOM. Someone was running up the stairs. April and Grace looked at each other.
âOh no, Michaelâs home,â Grace said.
Michael swung the door open. WHACK! It slammed against the wall.
âAwesome. Two of you to bother tonight.â His evil grin grew.
âMOM! Michael is bothering us!â Grace screamed.
April stared at the closet door. Oh no. Austin, please donât make a sound.
âArrr. Arrr.â
Michael looked around the room. âWhatâs that?â
Grace walked over to the closet door and stood in front of it. âMOOOOOOMM! Michael is in MY room bothering us!â she screamed again.
âMichael, leave your sister alone!â Graceâs mom yelled. âEveryone come downstairs NOW and wash your hands.â
âWhatâs that?â Michael said, looking at the bed.
Oh no! I have to do something. Michael canât get the phone then he will know. Heâll get us in more trouble than we are already in.
April grabbed the phone. âItâs my phone.â She busily pressed buttons on the phone, opening the text messages.
Delete message: Yes.
Michael snatched it from her hands.
âNo itâs notâthis is