Annabel's Perfect Party by Holly Webb

Author:Holly Webb
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic UK
Published: 2014-05-01T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Max turned up for afternoon registration in his tracksuit bottoms and a chocolate-stained sweater. He had to explain what had happened to every teacher they had that afternoon – it just got funnier each time the triplets heard it, although they had to make an effort to look apologetic to keep up the pretence that it had all been an accident.

Wednesdays were practice evenings for the girls’ junior football team. Katie had been going along to these for a couple of weeks now, with Megan, because Mrs Ross was trying them out for places on the team, Katie as a forward player, and Megan as goalie. It was pretty impressive to be considered in their first term at the school. The only other girl in their year that Mrs Ross had picked out was Cara, Amy’s friend. As far as Katie and Megan could see, being good at football was the only decent thing about her.

Mrs Ross was really nice, but she made them work incredibly hard, and after an hour’s practice Katie and Megan were exhausted, and Katie was thinking longingly of going home and having a bath, she was so muddy. Mrs Ross collared her as she was dragging her mud-encrusted football boots towards the changing rooms.

“Katie! You did very well today, I was pleased with you. I’m going to do some swapping around in the team for the next few matches, and I’d like you to play. OK?”

Katie was speechless. OK? It was brilliant! She’d thought next term, maybe, she’d get a game, but not yet.

“I’m going to try Megan and Cara too, later on in the term.” Mrs Ross smiled at her. “You look pleased. I think you’ll make a very useful addition to the team. We could do with some more strong forward players.”

Mrs Ryan wasn’t keen on the girls walking home from school completely on their own, so she came to pick Katie up from football, to be met at the gate by a jubilant, bouncing daughter. Katie was so excited it took a good minute for Mrs Ryan to work out what she was saying.

“Katie, that’s wonderful. Do you know when you’ll be playing?” she enthused, as soon as she’d translated Katie’s hysterical squeaking.

“Not for a couple of weeks. Oh, Mum, it’s so unfair, if only Dad was coming a couple of weeks later, he could have seen me play.”

Mrs Ryan sighed. “I know. But I’m sure he will be able to one of these days. We’ll send him photos of you, sweetie.”

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