Too Many Blooms by Catherine R. Daly

Author:Catherine R. Daly [Daly, Catherine R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-545-41494-4
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2011-08-16T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Becky looked at me, wide-eyed, and I could only stare back at her in shock. So it was true — we’d lost our biggest customer! Mom was going to be so disappointed. I felt terrible.

The blonde woman hung up the phone and walked back over to us. “Is everything okay?” she asked, seeing our wan expressions.

“Um, we have to go home now,” said Becky. “Our mom is … I mean my mom … uh, my grandma …” Her voice trailed off. “We have to go home,” she repeated lamely.

And I couldn’t criticize Becky for her fumbling, because I wasn’t even capable of forming words at that point.

The woman seemed confused for a moment. Then she smiled and handed us each a magnet with the Fleur website’s URL on it. “You can design your virtual bouquet at home!” she said. “As long as you have a major credit card. And your parents’ permission.”

I took the magnet and shoved it in my pocket. “Thank you,” I said miserably.

I waited until we had exited the mall before I spoke.

“Ashley!” I hissed as we unlocked our bikes.

“Huh?” said Becky.

“I know what happened,” I muttered, fuming. “Ashley told Olivia that we call her Bridezilla behind her back,” I said. “So Olivia changed florists.”

“You really think so?” said Becky.

“Oh, I know so,” I said. “I bet Ashley even told her all about Fleur. You know how much time Ashley spends at the mall.”

“Maybe,” said Becky thoughtfully.

After I dropped Becky off at home, I pedaled back to the store in furious silence. Ashley was without question the most awful person I had ever met in my life. It was bad enough when she was mean to me. But to take away my family’s business — that was inexcusable. Just thinking about it made my blood boil.

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