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Maeve and a glum Katani and ushered them down the hall.
    “I don’t feel like it,” Katani said woefully. This was serious. The BSG would never turn down a trip to Montoya’s!
    “Hey!” Charlotte said, firmly taking her by the arm. “I know you’re upset about those tests! But we need to strategize. Isn’t that what friends are for?”
    Ten minutes later they were sitting at Montoya’s, breathing in the luscious smell of fresh baked goodies. Charlotte was a little disappointed that Nick Montoya wasn’t there, but she didn’t say anything. After all, this was not about Nick…it was about Katani.
    The girls huddled at one of the tables near the window, while Charlotte ordered them all their favorite drink—iced hot chocolate.
    “Okay spill it,” Maeve prompted. “What did your parents say when you told them? Because if they’ve already said yes—”
    “That’s just it…they haven’t…I mean, I haven’t…I mean…oh no!” Katani lamented. “I’ve hardly even talkedto them since they came back from their anniversary trip! They’ve been so excited that they haven’t stopped talking about Vermont. I thought if I didn’t interrupt them, it would help when I asked them later…”
    “Good thinking, Katani,” Avery said, sipping her iced hot chocolate. “Get ‘em on your side before you ask for something, and that way they’re sure to say yes. The trick is that eventually you do have to ask…”
    “Well, I was going to ask them this morning,” Katani continued, “but Kelley lost Mr. Bear and got upset, so then we were all running around to find it, and—well—I never got the chance.”
    The girls nodded sympathetically. Katani’s parents were very busy. Her father owned an electrical business, her mother was a high-powered lawyer, and her sister Kelley’s autism required a lot of attention from everyone in the Summers family. Finding the right time to approach them could be a real Houdini trick!
    “They’ll never let me go now!” Katani added, “But hey, at least this way no one gets left out, right?” Her voice broke. She sounded as though she was going to cry for real.
    The girls were worried. Katani was always so…well, confident. No matter how sticky the situation, they could always count on the Kgirl to be as cool as a cucumber. This was the unhappiest the BSG had ever seen her. Katani’s hot chocolate was still completely filled to the brim; she hadn’t even taken a sip! “This might just be the worst day of my life,” she moaned.
    “Katani, you are beginning to sound like me,” said Maeve looking at her friend with concern.
    “Nobody could ever be as dramatic as you, Maeve,” Avery declared with certainty.
    “Katani,” Charlotte said as she reached over and gave her friend a pat on the arm, “something could happen between now and the show. There might still be a way you can go.”
    Katani thumped her hands on the table and in a loud, clear voice pronounced, “I DOUBT IT.”
    “There has to be a way around this,” Isabel insisted. “We’re just not seeing it yet.”
    Katani shook her head. “How do I get around taking a nationwide test?”
    Suddenly Maeve’s blue eyes sparkled. “Why are you asking us?” she asked. “Why don’t you ask Mrs. Fields? She’s the principal…and she’s your grandmother! She has to know more about this testing business than we do.”
    The other three turned to look at Maeve. Katani’s chin flew up. “Maeve, that’s brilliant! I can’t believe I didn’t think of that.”
    “You’re very welcome, Katani,” she said regally. No one had ever called her “brilliant” before.
    Suddenly Katani’s joy turned to worry. “I don’t know, Maeve. Grandma Ruby doesn’t believe in giving me any special favors. She’s very strict about it. Just because she’s my grandma, she’s not going to do something for me that she wouldn’t do for anyone else.”
    “You never know. Maybe they could make an exception,” Maeve insisted.