Sophie Steps Up by Nancy N. Rue

Author:Nancy N. Rue
Language: eng
Format: epub
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Publisher: Zonderkidz

Eight

Sophie and Darbie vowed to present their idea to the Corn Flakes the next morning before school. Sophie insisted they include Maggie so she wouldn’t feel left out.

“We Corn Flakes take care of each other’s feelings,” Sophie told Darbie.

Fair play!” Darbie said.

Sophie had a feeling that meant she was impressed.

The next day was March-rainy, so they met backstage — and early, in case the Corn Pops decided to come in and rehearse.

“They think they own the stage now,” Kitty said when they were situated on the hay bales. “Hurry up, Sophie — tell us the idea before they come.”

“I don’t know why you couldn’t have just told us over the phone,” Fiona said. She pulled a Pop-Tart from her backpack and took a huge hunk out of it with her teeth.

No wonder she’s grumpy this morning, Sophie thought. She hasn’t had breakfast. It was obvious there was no new nanny yet.

While Fiona chewed sullenly, Sophie and Darbie unfolded the story of Darbie’s life in Northern Ireland and what they wanted to do with it onstage.

“My dad said he would film it for us so we could still have a movie,” Sophie said. “This is gonna be our realest one yet.”

She wisped a smile over at Darbie, who gave her one back.

“We’ll get it right down to the wee details,” Darbie said.

“Wow.”

They all turned to look at Maggie.

“I wish I was still in this group,” she said.

For the first time that morning, Sophie saw Fiona’s face light up. “Does the Corn Pops’ dance stink?”

“No. It’s way good. But I don’t have anything to do with it. I’m making the costumes by myself. Me and my mom. And all the Corn Pops do is fight all the time.” She shrugged. “Every one of them says they want to beat you guys for first prize — so you would think they would agree since they all want the same thing. But then they start yelling, and somebody is always crying.” She looked at Kitty. “Willoughby cries more than you do.”

“All right then,” Fiona said, chin firm. “One thing we have going for us is unity. We can so beat them.”

Sophie cut her eyes sideways at Darbie, who was studying Fiona like she was a textbook.

“Right,” Sophie said slowly. “We’ll make everybody understand about how it’s stupid to fight over being different.” She inserted a nod. “That’s our mission.”

“And we have only eight days to do it,” Fiona said, though Sophie had the feeling Fiona hadn’t even heard her. “We have to practice every day after school and the whole weekend.”

“But not at your house,” Kitty said. “Remember my dad.”

“It wouldn’t work anyway,” Fiona said. “Not without a nanny for the brats. Okay, so who doesn’t have annoying siblings running around to drive us nuts?”

“I don’t,” Darbie said. “You can come to my house.”

Fiona tapped her bow of a mouth with her fingertip. “Where do you live?”

“What does that matter?” Darbie said.

For a moment, Fiona’s eyes narrowed and nearly met at the bridge of her nose.

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