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shade. Whenever Cassie blushed, her cheeks turned a silvery shade that she thought was very unflattering.
    Professor Lucretia Delphinus pointed to the glowfur, who gazed at the class serenely. “Class, please say hello to Mica,” the professor instructed.
    â€œStar greetings, Mica,” said the class, and Mica rewarded them with a few notes from the “Song of Meeting New People.” His singing was very pretty, though slightly muffled thanks to his bulging cheeks, stuffed with Green Globules. Cassie smiled. Glowfurs were notoriously greedy. The golden star on Mica’s belly glowed in greeting.
    The students all oohed and aahed, as you would do if you didn’t have a pet glowfur who lived in your room and glowed its starbelly at you every morning. The creature blinked its large eyes at the students. A sigh went up.
    â€œShe’s so cute!” Aerabelle cried.
    â€œActually, she’s a he,” corrected Cassie gently. But really, how could the girl not see that his belly star was half the size of a female’s, the surest indicator?
    â€œWhatever,” said Aerabelle with a shrug.
    Cassie shook her head. Some Starlings!
    â€œSo what is this glowfur wishing for?” the professor asked the class. “Concentrate and pay attention to the signals. This will be the most challenging part of your Wish Missions. Wishlings make many wishes, sometimes several a day. The key is to deduce their special wish.”
    The students all stared at the glowfur, who looked right back at them, his large eyes serious, his little paws buried in the fur on top of his head.
So that’s it!
thought Cassie. His wish was suddenly so apparent to her it was like it was stamped on the middle of his furry little forehead. She felt a rush of positive energy flow through her.
Piece of pie,
she thought, using a Wishworld expression her roommate had taught her. She looked around, waiting for someone to pick up on the obvious clue.
    â€œHe’s hungry!” called out a girl named Tansy.
    â€œYes, that’s it. Mica wants his breakfast!” a blue-tinged classmate chimed in.
    â€œThat’s not it,” said the professor. “Try again. When you figure it out, you may feel a burst of energy. But unfortunately, that doesn’t happen for everyone.”
    Cassie yawned. With a quick glance to make sure that her professor’s attention was focused elsewhere, she slipped her Star-Zap into her lap and flipped it open. She began composing a holo-text message to Vega and Scarlet.
Do either of you have early lunch? We could meet up.
Second lunch.
No, last lunch. And I’m already hungry!
Then meet after SD class? What a mess in the caf this morning, huh?
That was crazy! Sounds good.
Okay with me.
We have to figure out how to get our hands on those flowers! Any ideas?
Vega?
Scarlet?
You two there?
Hello?
    Still no response. Cassie tried to keep an eye on her screen as well as on her teacher. She stole a glance at Mica, whose pink fur was now standing up on his head in his obvious irritation. She was about to raise her hand to reveal the wish and help put the glowfur out of his misery when her Star-Zap began to vibrate and beep loudly. She scrambled to silence it and dropped her Star-Zap on the floor. It landed with a loud clatter and slid to the middle of the classroom, out of her reach.
    Starf!
She thought she had put it in silent mode.
    Her classmates stared at her, openmouthed. The room was so still you could have heard a glowfur gasp. With as much dignity as she could muster, she walked over to pick up her Star-Zap. The tiny professor glided over and held out her hand. Shamefaced, Cassie placed the Star-Zap in her palm.
    â€œStar apologies,” muttered Cassie. For a girl who hated to call attention to herself, this was an extraordinarily mortifying moment. She stood in front of her teacher, unsure what to do next.
    â€œOutside,” the professor said sternly, turning and heading toward