23 And That’s That

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE AND THAT'S THAT Miss Shelly and the kids looked out the window. It looked like a giant brown mountain had suddenly appeared in front of the school. "Happy Valentine's Day," Franny said as she walked in. She handed her cards to Miss Shelly and the kids. "Franny!" Miss Shelly said. "Are you responsible for that, that thing out there?" "I am," Franny said. "Happy Valentine's Day. It's for you."

"For me?" Miss Shelly said. "Really, Franny, I don't know what that thing is, but I'm quite sure I don't want it." "Suit yourself," Franny said smiling. "But it's not a 'thing.'

"It's a chocolate-covered cherry." Miss Shelly gasped "You said something about candy." Miss Shelly and the kids went outside for a closer look, and Miss Shelly let them dig in.

"It looks like you were hit with one of Cupid's arrows," Miss Shelly said with a happy wink as she enjoyed a taste of the candy. "I thought so too," Franny said seriously, "but after a complete examination, I found that I wasn't even nicked. "No, Miss Shelly, there's something strange at work here, a phenomenon I just can't explain. It could take me months to unravel this."

"Months," Miss Shelly said, and she watched as Franny, Igor, and the kids slurped up the giant chocolate-covered cherry. She opened the envelope that Franny had given her and looked at the card inside. Miss Shelly— He's the scariest thing in the world, but I know you like him. So, here's your cupid— love franny And Miss Shelly felt that same strange surge of power that Franny had felt crackle through her from head to toe. "Happy Valentine's Day, Franny," she whispered.

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