The Silver Secret by Sharon M. Draper

Author:Sharon M. Draper [M. Draper, Sharon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2013-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

The next morning I am awake, up, and dressed before anybody in the house. I’m actually surprised that I was able to sleep at all.

I’m dressed in my dumb old blue-and-white school uniform, waiting at the kitchen table, when Mom comes downstairs to fix breakfast.

“Oh, my!” she says. “You surprised me.”

“Can we go early, Mom? Please?”

“You need to eat breakfast first, Sassy. But I promise I’ll get you there as quickly as I can.”

She pours me a glass of orange juice, but I just sip it.

“Your hair is a mess,” Mom says. “Hand me your brush so I can tame it a little.”

“My brush is in my Sassy Sack,” I reply glumly.

“Oh, yes. I forgot. Sorry, Sassy.” She starts to scramble some eggs. I feel like those eggs this morning — all scrambled and runny and broken.

Sadora comes into the kitchen next. She goes to high school and gets to wear whatever she wants to school. Today she’s wearing a short gold skirt, yellow leggings, and an orange sweater. She looks like sunlight to me.

“Hey, Little Sister,” she says as she pours juice for herself. “I’m so sorry about your sack. But you’ll get it back this morning, and that Sassy smile will come back to your face.”

I try to smile for her. As older sisters go, she’s pretty cool. She just got her driver’s license, and sometimes Mom will let her drive me and my friends to the mall. Sometimes she even gives me extra spending money when we get there.

Then Sabin and Zero bound into the kitchen. “Hey, Sassy! Can I get a candy bar? How about a Band-Aid for my pinkie finger? You got a couple of pencils I can hold till school gets out? And maybe some paper clips for my project?” Then my brother laughs and tries to tickle me.

I just glare, then throw my toast at him. He knows all that stuff is in my bag. He ducks, and Zero makes a perfect catch, gobbling the toast in one swallow.

“Don’t worry, Little Sister. You’ll be cool soon when you’ve got that thing slung across your chest once more. I don’t know how you even keep up with all that junk in there!”

“Sabin, don’t tease your sister,” Mom says. “Suppose you lost something very special to you.”

“It’s not lost!” I tell Mom. “It’s just locked up in the auditorium.” I get up from the table. “I’m waiting in the car.”

Sabin actually forgets most of his stuff every day. He finally gets in the car after he has to run back into the house for his sneakers, his lunch, and his violin. I don’t say anything. I just want them to hurry up.

When we finally get to my school, Mom goes with me to the office.

“We’re trying to find a lost item that was left in the auditorium yesterday,” Mom explains to the secretary. “My daughter’s purse.”

It is so much more than a purse to me, but I don’t say anything.

“Not a problem, ma’am,” she replies. “Everything is unlocked now and ready for the school day.

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