Model Madness by Sheryl Berk

Author:Sheryl Berk
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 2016-11-07T05:00:00+00:00

Mickey knew she had to speak to Mr. Kaye before classes started for the day. The longer she waited, the worse it would be. But as she stood at his office door, poised to knock on it, she felt her knees knocking together as well. What if he yelled at her? What if he told her she was a terrible designer? What if he kicked her out of FAB?

The door suddenly sprang open. “I was reading my newspaper, and I thought I heard something—or someone,” he said. “But then as you say, ‘What do I know?’”

Mickey winced. This wasn’t going to be easy. “Mr. Kaye, I want to apologize for yesterday…” she began.

“For your words, or for your project?” he asked her.

“Both, I guess.”

He opened his newspaper to the gossip page and held it up for her to see. There was a photo of Gigi, wearing Mickey’s Pop Star purse as she twirled around the ballroom dance floor.

“Well, it photographs well,” he said.

For a brief moment Mickey was excited. Then she remembered how mad her teacher was. “It was wrong of me to yell at you,” she said. “I was just mad.”

“Mad at whom?” he asked. “I believe you were mad at yourself because you know my critique was spot-on.”

Mickey thought for a second. “I guess you were right about the back being slightly oval. I can kinda see that in the photo of Gigi. And I had a hard time sewing the plastic strap, so a few of my stitches were uneven…”

“My job is not to knock you down, Mickey—although I’m sure that’s what you think,” he explained. “It’s to make you a better designer. The only way you learn is to make mistakes and do better the next time.”

Mickey nodded. “I know. It just hurt.”

“The truth often hurts,” Mr. Kaye added. “But you can’t lie to yourself. Not if you want to be a successful designer.”

“I do!” Mickey said. “I really do.”

“Then let’s move forward,” Mr. Kaye suggested. “You will receive a two out of four on this assignment, and I hope to see a vast improvement on the next one.”

Mickey hated the idea of a bad grade, but at least Mr. Kaye was leaving the door open—so to speak—for her to do better.

“I guess that’s fair,” she said.

“Oh, I think it’s very fair,” he said. “An outburst like that could have resulted in suspension from FAB.”

“Thanks, Mr. Kaye. I’ll do better next time.”

Her teacher nodded. “I know you will. And for the future, remember that sometimes lips need to be zipped, Mackenzie, not just clothing.”

• • •

The last person Mickey wanted to see after her talk with Mr. Kaye was Jade. But there she was, hovering at the end of the hall, surrounded by South and Jake.

“Mickey!” South waved to her. “Saw your bag on Page Six today. Awesome! It was right next to an item about my dad’s new rap duet with Kanye.”

Mickey tried to smile and walk past them, but Jade jumped right in front of her and stood there with her hands resting on her hips.

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