Chapter 6

CHAPTER 6 "Jane!!! What did you do?!" Mrs. Gomez yelled as she ran out of the kitchen toward the sound of clinking porcelain. The elephant lay at Jane's feet in dozens of pieces, the cupcake in the middle. The soccer ball was in her hands. "I... cupcake..." was all that Jane could say. "What?" Mrs. Gomez crossed her arms. "You know not to play ball in the house!" Jane began to cry as Michael and the squirrels peeked around the corner. "The cupcake broke it!" she cried. "Cupcakes do not smash tables!" Mrs. Gomez said. "Why were you playing ball in the living room?" "But I just kicked it a little! I didn't hit the elephant," Jane cried. Pearl nudged Michael. "Tell her," she whispered. "You're not going to let your little sister get in trouble for this, are you?" Michael shrugged. This was going much better than he'd planned. "I dunno? Maybe?"

Pearl put her hands on her hips and glared at him. "You go to your room right now, young lady. You need to think about obeying the rules and also about telling the truth." Mrs. Gomez pointed Jane toward her room. Jane, still crying, went to her room. As she opened the door, Mr. Nemesis charged out and raced for the kitchen. "Eeep!" Merle yelped as he and Pearl ducked behind Michael. Mrs. Gomez grabbed the cat just before he made it into the kitchen. Mr. Nemesis squirmed and complained as she brought him back to Jane's room and closed the door. "Your father brought that from Vietnam many years ago," Mrs. Gomez said sadly as she headed back to the scene of the crime. Michael and the squirrels had come into the living room now that the coast was clear. "Sorry, Mom," Michael said, half sincerely. He could feel Pearl giving him the stink eye. "It's not your fault," his mom said. "Yes, it is," Pearl whispered. "Shhhhh." Michael glared at her. "Why don't you all set up Merle and Pearl's new house while I clean this up?" Mrs. Gomez said. "That sounds wonderful," Pearl said. "And I can tell Michael a little story."

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