Madison needed a superdose of friends.
Girl friends.
Chapter 12
M ADISON FINISHED HER ELEANOR Roosevelt paper Saturday while Billy worked on repairing the wet ceiling in her bedroom. Thanks to his roof and chimney repairs, there were no more surprise leaks. She’d have her own room back like new very soon. Mom was busy working, too. Madison heard her talking on the phone to Paul more than once.
Sunday afternoon Madison and her friends spent some time together, but not as much as she wanted. Since Fiona was still a little nauseated after the bee sting, Madison went over to her house and hand-delivered the butterfly puzzle she’d purchased at the nature center. Fiona loved it.
By the time Monday morning rolled around, Madison was ready for things to get back to normal, whatever that was. Aimee and Fiona were ready, too.
“They gave me this cream to keep the swelling down,” Fiona explained to Madison and Aimee before classes that morning. “And I’ve been using it all weekend, but I still look puffy. I miss the old, nonpuffy me.”
“Your eyes are still kind of swollen, but everything else looks okay,” Aimee said, leaning in for a closer look. “I see little red spots, but not as many as the other day.”
“I think you look GREAT,” Madison said, trying to be encouraging. She pulled Aimee backward and elbowed her in the side. “Don’t you think she looks mostly good, Aimee?”
“Yeah, I guess now you do,” Aimee said. “I thought you were going to go into a coma or something right on the field trip. I mean, can you imagine? What would they have done?”
“Aimee!” Madison said.
Fiona giggled. “Thanks for your encouragement, Aim. And I do feel fine. Except for the puffy eyes, the itching, and this,” she said. She produced an inhaler and held it up for a hallway show-and-tell.
Egg and Drew rushed over to where they were standing. The girls immediately crossed their arms, like they were waiting for the boys to go away.
“Hey, Fiona,” Egg said, not going anywhere. “How are you feeling? Chet said you’re on all this medicine. Are you feeling better? I hope so.”
Aimee snickered a little at all of his attention, but Fiona smiled sweetly. “Thanks, Egg. I’m feeling fine.”
“How are you guys doing?” Drew asked Madison and Aimee.
Aimee just rolled her eyes.
“If you need help with that math assignment, Fiona, call me.” Egg grabbed Drew’s sleeve and headed back down the hall. “See you later, okay?”
Aimee’s mouth was flapping open. “Oh-em-gee! What was THAT?” She let out a huge laugh.
“What?” Fiona said, still scratching her arms. “Why are you looking at me like that? Stop laughing. And please don’t say anything about—”
“Did you give Egg some kind of nice potion or what? He’s being so sweet, it’s enough to make me gag.” Aimee covered her mouth in another overdramatic pose. “You sure you’ve been telling us everything about you and Egg?”
Madison opened her locker and grabbed books for English class. “Yeah, Fiona,” she said. “You guys aren’t going out or anything, are you?”
No one had ever really asked Fiona point-blank if she and Egg were dating. Had they ever held hands? Had they ever kissed ?
Brrrrring.
“See you after science,” Fiona said to Madison, heading in the opposite direction. She escaped without answering the most important question.
Aimee chased after Fiona down the hall. “Yeah, see you, Maddie!”
Madison slammed her locker shut.
“FINNSTER!” Hart blurted. He was standing right there behind the locker door. “Going to science?”
“Where did you come from?” Madison asked, a little startled.
“I was down the hall. But I’m going to science, too,” he said. He rotated his neck to the side, and his tousled brown hair fell softly over his forehead. Madison felt an urge to move it away with her hand but was grateful that she didn’t do anything embarrassing like that. He would be completely surprised
Girl friends.
Chapter 12
M ADISON FINISHED HER ELEANOR Roosevelt paper Saturday while Billy worked on repairing the wet ceiling in her bedroom. Thanks to his roof and chimney repairs, there were no more surprise leaks. She’d have her own room back like new very soon. Mom was busy working, too. Madison heard her talking on the phone to Paul more than once.
Sunday afternoon Madison and her friends spent some time together, but not as much as she wanted. Since Fiona was still a little nauseated after the bee sting, Madison went over to her house and hand-delivered the butterfly puzzle she’d purchased at the nature center. Fiona loved it.
By the time Monday morning rolled around, Madison was ready for things to get back to normal, whatever that was. Aimee and Fiona were ready, too.
“They gave me this cream to keep the swelling down,” Fiona explained to Madison and Aimee before classes that morning. “And I’ve been using it all weekend, but I still look puffy. I miss the old, nonpuffy me.”
“Your eyes are still kind of swollen, but everything else looks okay,” Aimee said, leaning in for a closer look. “I see little red spots, but not as many as the other day.”
“I think you look GREAT,” Madison said, trying to be encouraging. She pulled Aimee backward and elbowed her in the side. “Don’t you think she looks mostly good, Aimee?”
“Yeah, I guess now you do,” Aimee said. “I thought you were going to go into a coma or something right on the field trip. I mean, can you imagine? What would they have done?”
“Aimee!” Madison said.
Fiona giggled. “Thanks for your encouragement, Aim. And I do feel fine. Except for the puffy eyes, the itching, and this,” she said. She produced an inhaler and held it up for a hallway show-and-tell.
Egg and Drew rushed over to where they were standing. The girls immediately crossed their arms, like they were waiting for the boys to go away.
“Hey, Fiona,” Egg said, not going anywhere. “How are you feeling? Chet said you’re on all this medicine. Are you feeling better? I hope so.”
Aimee snickered a little at all of his attention, but Fiona smiled sweetly. “Thanks, Egg. I’m feeling fine.”
“How are you guys doing?” Drew asked Madison and Aimee.
Aimee just rolled her eyes.
“If you need help with that math assignment, Fiona, call me.” Egg grabbed Drew’s sleeve and headed back down the hall. “See you later, okay?”
Aimee’s mouth was flapping open. “Oh-em-gee! What was THAT?” She let out a huge laugh.
“What?” Fiona said, still scratching her arms. “Why are you looking at me like that? Stop laughing. And please don’t say anything about—”
“Did you give Egg some kind of nice potion or what? He’s being so sweet, it’s enough to make me gag.” Aimee covered her mouth in another overdramatic pose. “You sure you’ve been telling us everything about you and Egg?”
Madison opened her locker and grabbed books for English class. “Yeah, Fiona,” she said. “You guys aren’t going out or anything, are you?”
No one had ever really asked Fiona point-blank if she and Egg were dating. Had they ever held hands? Had they ever kissed ?
Brrrrring.
“See you after science,” Fiona said to Madison, heading in the opposite direction. She escaped without answering the most important question.
Aimee chased after Fiona down the hall. “Yeah, see you, Maddie!”
Madison slammed her locker shut.
“FINNSTER!” Hart blurted. He was standing right there behind the locker door. “Going to science?”
“Where did you come from?” Madison asked, a little startled.
“I was down the hall. But I’m going to science, too,” he said. He rotated his neck to the side, and his tousled brown hair fell softly over his forehead. Madison felt an urge to move it away with her hand but was grateful that she didn’t do anything embarrassing like that. He would be completely surprised
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