The Purr-fect Scoop by Coco Simon

Author:Coco Simon
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon Spotlight

CHAPTER SEVEN

PIZZA AND PUNISHMENT

I beat my parents home by ten minutes. The kittens were locked in the kitchen, so my first stop was to see if Isa was even home. Her door was closed and she didn’t answer when I knocked. When I tried the handle, it wouldn’t turn. We didn’t have locks on our doors, so that meant that she had her desk chair wedged under the doorknob. If that was the case, I knew better than to keep trying.

Back in my room I took a minute to Google “copperhead snake” and “corn snake.” Um, yeah. They did look alike. I shivered.

“Hello!” my mom called from downstairs. I heard the door to the garage slam.

“Girls!” called my dad.

I steeled myself and called back, “Coming!” Then I stopped by Isa’s room and knocked softly again.

“Isabel! They’re back. You have to come.”

I wasn’t waiting to see if she’d come. I slowly walked down the stairs and into the kitchen. There was a large pizza box sitting on top of the stove. I didn’t dare ask if they’d bought garlic knots, too, which were Isa’s and my favorite thing, and something my parents wouldn’t always get for us. I was pretty sure they weren’t feeling too kindly toward us right about then.

“Get a slice of pizza and a drink, and let’s all meet in the dining room,” directed my dad.

I turned and saw that Isabel had materialized in the doorway. I looked away. Now I was mad. I was in big trouble, and this was all her fault! If she hadn’t had the stupid snake in the first place, or if she’d at least told my parents about it, I never would have had to cover for her or take the kittens to work, and we never would have gotten into this situation.

I grabbed a slice, poured myself some ice water, and stalked into the living room, not meeting anyone’s eye.

My dad had left the door open between the rooms, and the kittens started to migrate into the dining room after us. Soon Marshmallow and Cinnamon were tussling on the floor.

I sat in a chair on my own; I didn’t want to sit next to anyone on the couch. I didn’t even wait for everyone to be served before I started eating. I just gnashed into my slice and started chewing, watching the cats play. Right then I was wishing I were a cat. I bet Honey never yelled at her kittens. I bet Cinnamon never brought home something inappropriate and made Marshmallow lie about it!

My dad joined me, and we sat in silence and chewed, and then my mom and Isabel arrived, my mom sitting next to my dad and Isabel opposite me.

My mom sighed heavily, then bit into her pizza.

My dad finished his slice and cleared his throat.

There was only the sound of chewing for a few seconds.

Luckily, just then Cinnamon came flying off the cabinet, kamikaze-style, and landed on Marshmallow on the rug below, and we all laughed. The tension was broken, and my parents began to speak at the same time.

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