Chapter 5

CHAPTER 5 "What is that hideous thing?" Mrs. Gomez asked as she came into the kitchen from the garage, carrying an armload of shopping bags. Jane skipped in behind her, holding a pink-and-green cupcake on a paper plate. Michael sat at the kitchen table, trying to act casual, as the squirrels hid on top of the cabinets. "Umm..." Michael stammered. He realized he should have hidden Merle's experimental sculpture. "Just... stuff... with glue." Before his mom had a chance to ask any more questions, Michael changed the subject. "Thanks for bringing me a cupcake, Jane!" "It's not for you," Jane said. "It's for Mr. Nemesis." She headed toward her bedroom to deliver her present to the cat. "Where are the squirrels?" Mrs. Gomez whispered. Michael motioned to the cabinet above the countertop. Mrs. Gomez frowned and called out, "Jane, please don't let the cat out!" "Why not?!" Jane complained from the living room.

"Just leave Mr. Nemesis in your room for now, please. You can give him the cupcake later," Mrs. Gomez said. She turned to Michael and the squirrels and smiled. "Look what I got!" She took a large box from one of the shopping bags. The box had a picture of a big hamster house. "And there's more in the car." "Nice!" Michael said. While Michael and the squirrels checked out Merle and Pearl's new house, Jane spotted the soccer ball next to a wall in the living room. She began to lightly tap it around with her feet, still holding the cupcake. She passed by the elephant table, which Michael had recently put back in place. He hadn't put the lamp back on it yet, knowing it probably couldn't take the weight until the glue dried. The soccer ball rolled under the coffee table. Jane set the cupcake down on the elephant table. As she reached under the coffee table to grab the ball, the weight of the cupcake brought down the elephant.

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