Sing Something True by Brenda A Ferber
Author:Brenda A Ferber
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Regal House Publishing
Published: 2021-09-15T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter Twelve
I made another list.
THINGS TO DO AT RECESS WHEN YOUR FRIENDS EXCLUDE YOU FROM THE DANCE CLUB YOU INVENTED:
Walk around, pretending to look for somebody.
Go to the library.
Join the other kids who donât have friends.
Talk to the recess monitor.
Trade Pokémon cards with your sister and her friends.
Wave hello to a special bird without anyone seeing, and watch him soar.
On Friday, I tried everything on the list except trading Pokémon cards. I liked playing with Sophie at home, but I didnât like Pokémon cards, and I didnât want to hang out with my sister at recess. School was school, and home was home. They were different, and I wanted to keep it that way.
Recess seemed to last twice as long as normal.
The worst part of being excluded was Dani. She was acting different. Like she was mad at me. Or like I didnât matter. Like Lucy was everything.
I had to hurry up and finish my musical so that I could get back in with my friends. The musical would make everything right again.
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On Saturday morning, Dad called upstairs to say the cooking lesson was starting.
When I walked in the kitchen, Mom was sitting at the table drinking coffee, but Sophie wasnât there.
âSoph!â Dad yelled up the stairs.
âNo thank you,â she called down.
Mom, Dad, and I looked at each other. Then Dad trudged upstairs.
âCan I smell your coffee?â I asked.
Mom slid the steaming mug across the table until it sat in front of me. I wrapped my hands around the warm cup and took a big sniff. I loved the way coffee smelled but hated the way it tasted. Sort of the opposite of broccoli. I loved the way broccoli tasted, but every time Dad cooked it, the kitchen got all stinky. Weird.
Dad came downstairs with Sophie, but she didnât look eager to start a cooking lesson. She looked scared.
âWhatâs wrong?â I asked.
âIâm afraid of eggs now,â Sophie said.
Dad jumped in. âBut weâre not going to let that stop us because I bought four cartons of eggs. Sophie is going to conquer her fear.â He pumped his fist in the air, like he was a soccer coach or something.
âI donât think so,â Sophie said. âAnd now Iâm conflicted because I really really really want to be self-reliant in the mornings. But.â She shuddered. âEgg goo.â
âFirst things first, weâll wash hands,â Dad said, ignoring Sophieâs protests.
I went to the sink. Sophie stayed slouched at the table. I said, âCome on, Soph. Youâre not afraid of washing your hands.â
âFine. But Iâm not touching the eggs.â
âOne step at a time,â Dad said.
After our hands were clean, Dad set us up at the table with bowls and eggs. Then he demonstrated the proper egg cracking technique. After breaking a few neatly into his bowl, he showed off, cracking an egg open with one hand. âThatâs for master chefs only,â he said.
Mom raised her eyebrows and smirked. Dad wasnât really a master chef, but he did watch a lot of cooking shows on TV.
It was our turn to try.
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