Middle School--Born to Rock by James Patterson

Author:James Patterson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Published: 2019-02-18T05:00:00+00:00

Or that good, depending on how you looked at it.

I knew I couldn’t do this. I couldn’t knowingly let Missy cheat off me, because that would make me as bad as her. But I also couldn’t imagine throwing away everything we’d worked so hard for. And the test was only three days away.

That gave me seventy-two hours to do something about this.

But what?

Band Aid

I couldn’t concentrate at band practice. My head was everywhere but in the studio, and it felt like I was trying to play my guitar with two big mittens on my hands.

I had Missy on the brain.

“Let’s try that again,” Nanci said. “And Georgia, pay attention. We need to get this right.”

“Oh, and by the way,” Mari said, “we still need to come up with a couple more events to get votes. We’re so close, you guys! We can’t blow it now.”

“Actually,” I said, “I need to tell you all something.”

I couldn’t stand it anymore. This was going to explode in my face, and they’d never forgive me if it did.

So I put my guitar down and took a deep breath.

Then I told them all about what had happened. We’d never talked about who put the bubbles in the fountain, so I started at the beginning, and explained how it was Rafe’s idea and how Flip had been the one with the soap.

Then I told them about Missy—every last detail.

“I’m really sorry,” I said. “I was trying to keep you all out of it, but I guess I can’t.”

“Um… duh?” Patti said. “Of course Flip did it.”

“You all knew?” I asked.

They all nodded.

“Well, I’m still really sorry,” I said.

“It’s not your fault,” Nanci said.

“It kind of is,” I said. “I should have just erased the video. And I should have been more careful with Missy.”

“It’s impossible to be careful with witches,” Patti said.

“And you know what else?” Mari said. “You need to stop trying to do everything. No offense, Georgia, but you’re not in charge. We’re in this together.”

“I know,” I said. I was blushing, and my eyes were getting kind of stingy and wet. These girls were the best.

“Thanks, you guys,” I said. “But what can I… I mean, what can we do about this?”

“Well, Rafe was the big idea guy in the park,” Patti said. “What would he do now?”

“I don’t want to get Rafe involved,” I said. “That’s like bringing a lit match to the dynamite party. He’d just mess it all up, all over—”

But then… oh. My. Brainstorm. A giant lightbulb went on in my head.

Thanks to Patti’s question (and Rafe’s trouble-making), I was getting an idea.

I didn’t have to get Rafe involved. I just had to think like him. Which, to be honest, was starting to feel more and more like thinking like me.

“Georgia?” Nanci said, and waved a drumstick in front of my face. “Are you still there?”

“I’ve got it!” I said. “I mean, I don’t want you to think I’m taking charge or anything, but I know what we have to do now.

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