Sofia's Puppy Love by Crystal Velasquez

Author:Crystal Velasquez [Velasquez, Crystal]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2018-02-25T16:00:00+00:00

The next morning, Sofia’s doorbell rang bright and early. She knew her mom still wasn’t feeling well, so she hurried to answer it. Through the glass panes on either side of the door, she saw her friends standing on her porch.

She opened the door and took in Jasmine’s old jeans and blue bandanna. Her long corkscrew curls were pulled back into a ponytail. Keiko had on paint-splattered overalls, a striped T-shirt, and a rainbow-colored headband. And Madison wore a red baseball cap with the brim to the back and a pair of gray sweatpants. An oversized cat T-shirt topped off the strange look.

“What’s going on?” Sofia asked. “What are you doing here? And what’s with the clothes?”

Keiko held up a bag full of smocks, paintbrushes, and cleaning supplies. “We’re here to help you paint.”

“Your text last night made it sound like you needed us,” Jasmine said.

“Wow,” Sofia said, surprised. “That’s really nice of you, but I doubt my dad will let me help with the painting again,” she said. “He spent last night cleaning up the floor, thanks to me. So I’d have to ask him if it’s okay for you to help.”

“They already did,” said a voice behind her. She swung around and saw her father smiling down at her. “They called early this morning to ask my permission. I decided the more help we have on that room, the better.”

Sofia beamed at her friends, almost too grateful for words. “Then let’s get started!”

She directed her friends to the spare room while she changed into an old pair of jeans and a T-shirt. When she returned, her dad was pouring paint into four plastic trays. He assigned each girl to paint a different part of the wall while he used a long roller to get the parts near the ceiling.

“Ready, set … go!” he said.

Together they started to paint. It was hard work, but it was also fun. Somehow they still got plenty of paint on themselves, but most of it ended up on the walls, where it belonged. In just a few hours they were done, and the room looked beautiful.

“Excellent job, girls!” Sofia’s father said, smiling. “Thank you for all your help. It would have taken me a lot longer to do this all by myself.”

Sofia smiled at her friends. With their help, she’d fixed her painting mistake. But she knew it wasn’t enough.

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