Just Between Us by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Author:Susan Beth Pfeffer
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781497681996
Publisher: Open Road Media
Chapter Seven
The last thing I was going to do with my new secret-keeping ability was keep it a secret. So first thing Monday morning I found Laura and told her my good news.
âWhat do you want me to do about it?â she asked. âCheer?â
âI want you to tell everybody,â I said.
âYou will,â Laura said. âWhat do you need me for?â
âIâll tell a lot of people,â I said. âBut I want everybody to know. And you know everybody.â
Laura gave me a look and I blushed. âOh, okay,â she said. âI guess itâs interesting enough to tell people. After all, youâve never been able to keep a secret before. Youâre sure you can now?â
âPositive,â I said. I still had the sore throat to prove it.
âOkay,â she said. âIâll spread the word around.â
âThanks,â I said.
âItâs nothing,â she said. âAnd Cass â¦â
âYeah?â
âCongratulations,â she said.
Lauraâs congratulations meant a lot more to me than Jennyâs. âYou really expect me to believe that?â Jenny asked.
âI sure do,â I said. âIâm fully trained. I can keep any secret, even if I donât know for sure it is one. Iâve learned discretion, and believe me it wasnât easy.â
âIâll have to try you out sometime,â she said. âUntil then I have my doubts.â
âI wish youâd have a little more faith in me,â I said. âYou never believe me.â
âThen tell your precious friend Robin,â Jenny said. âIâm sure sheâll be all nice and happy for you.â
And she was. âThatâs great, Cass,â she told me after I made my announcement. âI knew you could do it. I trusted you with my most important secret, after all.â
âAnd Iâll always keep it,â I promised her. âBut now I can keep less important secrets, too. I donât even have to know it is a secret.â
âIâll have to think of some more secrets to tell you,â Robin said. âAnd then you have to tell me just how your mother did it, so my mother can do it with me. She always hollers when I forget to put my things away, and I canât seem to remember to do it.â
âIâll ask my mother,â I said. âI bet she could patent this and make a fortune.â
âThatâs a great idea,â Robin said. âIâll tell my mother. Maybe sheâll write an article about it.â
âFantastic,â I said. âThat would be a terrific help when my mother becomes a real psychologist.â
âAre you still being congratulated?â Jenny asked, walking up to Robin and me. âHow much do you need, Cass?â
âRobin and I were talking,â I said. âThatâs all.â
âCan I join you, then?â Jenny asked.
âSure,â Robin said. âWhatâs happening with that party of yours, Jenny? Iâve been looking forward to it.â
âYou can stop looking forward,â Jenny said. âMy mother said I canât have it.â
âOh, Jenny!â I said. âWhy not?â
âItâs too much money,â Jenny said. âMom says Dad has a new girl friend and heâs spending all his money on her and there isnât any left over for things like birthday presents for me or parties.â
âYour birthday isnât for three months,â I said.
âI know,â Jenny said.
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