Karen's Big Sister by Ann M. Martin

Author:Ann M. Martin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2016-08-23T04:00:00+00:00

“If the pin is in one of those piles, it will be gone forever,” I said to Hannie.

“Maybe the pin is buried somewhere in my yard,” Hannie replied. “We will find it in the spring when the snow melts.”

“Maybe you are right,” I said. “But somehow I doubt it. Anyway, I cannot wait till spring. Kristy is going to be home in a couple of hours. She is not going to wait until spring to get upset.”

Oh, boy. I was in a really big mess this time.

When to Tell?

“Thanks for helping me look for the pin, Hannie,” I said.

I waved good-bye to my friend and went home. Kristy had not returned from ice skating yet. That was a relief. I was not ready to tell her about the missing pin. (When would I be ready? I was not sure.)

The first thing I did was put on dry clothes. After I took off my wet ones, I looked through them again. I did not find the pin. Oh, well. I had looked for it as hard as I could.

Andrew and Emily were in the kitchen with Nannie, so I went downstairs. They were having hot apple cider and cinnamon toast.

“Come join us,” said Nannie. “I want to talk to you about the baby shower. Have you thought of a gift you would like to give Ms. Colman?”

“I would like to make something for her myself. I want my gift to be extra special,” I said.

“How about a crib blanket?” asked Nannie. “You could knit one.”

“That is a good idea,” I said. “Only I have not knitted anything in a very long time. I am not sure I remember how.”

“I will help you,” replied Nannie. “You can knit small squares and sew them together. It is not very hard.”

“All right!” I said. “Then I will have a personally designed, one-of-a-kind gift for my favorite teacher.”

I finished my cider and went upstairs to draw a picture of the blanket I wanted to make. I decided to make it light pink, blue, and yellow. That would be pretty.

Kristy came home when it was almost time for dinner. I heard her go into her room. I waited a minute or two. I did not hear any screams. So I knew she had not looked in her jewelry box yet.

I put down my crayons and walked to my door. I took one step out of my room. I was going to tell Kristy about the pin. But I changed my mind. I went back into my room and closed the door.

At dinner, Kristy seemed friendly. She asked about my day. I told her about it. (Except the part about losing the pin, of course.)

After dinner, my family went into the den. We read, then watched TV. Everyone was relaxing. I did not want to upset them. So I did not tell Kristy then either.

“Good night, everyone,” said Kristy when our show was over. “I will see you in the morning.”

This is it, I thought. I am sure she will want to look at her pin now.

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