Gabbi tramped upstairs, fuming. She wanted to be alone, she thought as she slammed her bedroom door. Her life was ruined. She had humiliated herself in class, fell down in gym, and she had gotten her schoolbooks wet in puddles.

She flopped down on her bed, sighing. Nothing could have made this day worse.

Suddenly she heard footsteps coming down the hall toward her room. She flung open the door and was face-to-face with...

TO BE CONTINUED...