Claudia and the Middle School Mystery by Ann M. Martin

Author:Ann M. Martin [M. Martin, Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2014-10-15T16:00:00+00:00

The next day in school, all my classes seemed to drag on forever. I couldn’t concentrate on what my teachers were saying; I just kept thinking about my problem and how to solve it.

Then it happened.

As I was heading for the cafeteria, I saw Shawna Riverson walking in front of me. Susan Taylor was with her, and so was another friend of theirs, this girl with wild red hair. Their heads were together, and they were talking in low voices as they walked. They were giggling, too. I followed them without really knowing why.

They started to go around the corner toward the cafeteria, but then Shawna stopped and gestured toward the girls’ room. She walked into it, and the other two followed her.

I stood outside the door for about thirty seconds, trying to figure out what Nancy Drew would do if she were in my shoes. Then I slowly pushed the door open and peeked inside.

There are four stalls in that bathroom. Three of them were occupied by Shawna and her friends. Quickly, before I could change my mind, I slipped into the fourth.

The toilet next to mine flushed then, and I heard someone walk over to the sink. The water ran for a minute. Then I heard a girl say, “Shawna, I swear. You are so lucky.” She was chewing gum loudly. That must be the one with the red hair, I thought.

“I know,” said Shawna, who had just come out of her stall. “I still can’t believe I got away with it.” She giggled. “I just gave Mr. Zorzi this incredibly sincere, honest look — and he let me go!”

I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. Were they talking about what I thought they were talking about? I was suddenly terrified that they would find out I was eavesdropping on them. I held my breath and tried to get my heart to stop beating so loudly. I kept listening. This was exactly what I wanted to hear.

“And you know the best part?” asked Shawna. “I don’t even have to feel bad about it. It doesn’t even matter to her that she’s getting an F. You know what I mean?”

“Yeah, what’s one more bad grade to Claudia Kishi?” asked Susan Taylor.

Oh, wow. I couldn’t believe she said that! Suddenly, I was furious. How dare they talk about me that way? My face got all hot again, just like it had that day after math class. I felt tears welling up in my eyes.

I jumped up and started to open the door of my stall. I was going to give them the shock of their lives!

Then I stopped. I can’t explain why — but I cooled down as quickly as I’d gotten fired up. It was as if I felt Nancy Drew herself tapping me on the shoulder and whispering in my ear. Maybe if I kept quiet, she was saying, I’d hear some more. And maybe what I heard would help me figure out what to do next. I listened to Nancy’s advice.

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