The Baby-Sitters Club Page #6

Dawns practically not even talking to me.

l dont know what to do.

lf l tell the truth,

lll betray my dad, lf l dont...

lm lying to my mom and all my friends.

Youve already done that.

And you got me doing it, too.

Call you later.

Kristy, look at Nannies tomatoes.

Theyre huge.

This year shes singing them show tunes.

Theyre a lot bigger than that year

she was singing them torch songs.

-Wanna try one?

-No, thanks.

You dont know what youre missing.

-Mom?

-Yes, sweetie.

l....

You have a piece of tomato on your chin.

Good night, Mom.

-Do you want one?

-Why dont you keep it?

Can you pass the mustard?

-What?

-She wants the mustard.

-Kristy, l hit one yesterday.

-Jackie, thats incredible.

Well, l kind of hit it.

Hit my bat, then kind of fell off.

Probably the closest one to a home run

lm ever gonna hit in my life.

And you didnt see it.

Jackie, youre gonna hit more.

All you needed was one to break the ice.

Yeah.

You really let him down, Kristy.

-Give it a rest, Claud.

-No, Clauds right.

-What is up with you, Kristy?

-Youre always leaving so early.

Youre acting so weird.

-Youre always late.

-Yeah.

-You have a responsibility here.

-You owe us.

-l cant tell you.

-But you can tell Mary Anne.

Shes my best friend.

Everythings gonna be okay, sweetie.

You just hang in there.

What are you thinking?

-lts hard.

-Yeah, l know.

Claudia flunked a quiz,

and l was supposed to help her.

That was a while ago, wasnt it?

You did everything you could do.

You talking to your boyfriend?

David Michael, leave your sister alone.

-Theres just a lot going on here.

-You want to change phones?

-lll call you later.

-0kay.

-You okay?

-Yeah, fine.

-You sure? Who were you talking to?

-Nobody.

Seem a little upset.

l have an allergy, okay?

Whats wrong? Are you crying?

Cant you just leave me alone?

l have an allergy, okay?

-What are you allergic to?

-Summer.

Remember when l took you to Montys?

You wouldnt get off The Monster?

The only 5-year-old that

wouldnt get off the Ferris wheel.

How about for your birthday we go back

and ride The Monster till we puke?

Hi, Meggy!

How about a box seat?

Dad, whyd you come back

if youre just gonna hide?

To see you. l missed you.

But, Dad, you couldve come before.

Nothing was stopping you.

l tried.

Dad, you sent two cards

in five years or something.

l was always thinking youd come.

You never did. Ever.

ld wait for you every year.

You never even called.

You dont care about me and everyone

who does care about me is mad at me!

l cant do this anymore!

lve never lied to Mom or my friends.

And since you got here,

thats all lve been doing and l hate it!

lts all your fault!

lm gonna tell Mom youre here.

Kristy, we had a deal.

Dad, lm breaking it,

just like you broke all your promises.

lm here, arent l?

Look....

lm sorry, okay?

l know l havent been there for you.

l know theres nothing l can do

about the past.

But there is something l can do

about right now, about you and me.

Come here.

Tell you what.

On your birthday, when l take you

to Montys, lll pick you up at home...

and well tell everybody

the good news together. Okay?

-Really?

-l promise.

Thats the best present

you could ever give me.

Wait a minute.

l need a real hug.

-Dawn, you okay today?

-Yeah. Why wouldnt l be?

l dont know. Why wouldnt you be?

Okay, the place has to be squeaky clean

for the civic committee on Monday.

Youre driving out with us

for your party, right?

lm gonna be a little late, but lll be there.

-l have my own ride. Okay?

-Okay.

l cant breathe in here.

Why arent any of the windows open?

My hair is drooping.

l need some air. l need some hairspray.

My gosh, its Claudia. l hope she passed.

-Did we flunk?

-This could be the worst day of our lives.

l got a B minus.

Can you believe it? l passed!

Look out, New York!

Stace and Claud stayed at Staceys dads...

and the next day, he took them everywhere.

He showed them Central Park...

The Plaza hotel, Rockefeller Center...

and then the Metropolitan Museum of Art,

for Claud.

That night, he dropped them off

at a teen club downtown...

to meet Luca and his friends.

That was after

he gave Luca the third degree...

about where theyd go and what theyd do.

Okay, have fun. lDs.

Damn cool place.

All right, boss.

All right.

Okay. Ladies, lDs.

l mustve left it in my other wallet.

Sorry.

Come on, give her a break.

Shes 16. They both are.

l cant let them in without lDs.

lts right here.

Sorry, babe. Nice try.

-She just showed you her lD.

-Yeah, and she aint no 16.

-So beat it.

-lm almost...

sixteen.

Give this back to your girlfriend.

Get your lDs ready.

Damn it!

Thirteen?

-Can you stop saying that?

-l just cant believe youre only 13!

-Stop screaming in my ear.

-Stop screaming in my ear.

-You stay out of this!

-Dont yell at her!

-My husband and l, we were engaged at 13.

-Stay out of this!

Dont yell at her!

Can you let me out of here? Please.

-Dont listen to her. Shes a child.

-Let me out of this cab!

-lm not about to let two little girls--

-Shut up!

You know, l thought

maybe you werent quite 16.

l never imagined you were only 13.

-Thirteen!

-l wanna get out now!

Forget it. l promised your father

ld take you home.

Thirteen.

Sorry.

The whole thing with Luca was a disaster.

We all felt so bad for Stace.

They say things usually look better

in the morning...

which is good, because we still

had three-and-a-half weeks of camp.

which is good, because we still

had three-and-a-half weeks of camp.

Flowers and dirt never make you hurt.

Vanessa, my parents came from a bear.

-What kind of bear?

-Alligators like to fly.

Whered you get these?

-We picked them.

-From where?

-Oh, no! My Antirrhinum majus!

-Your what?

-My snapdragons!

-Mrs. Haberman, please calm down.

Calm down?

These aberrations that you call children...

have beheaded my precious flowers...

as though theyre nothing

more than cauliflower!

-Well replace them. l promise.

-Replace them?

You dont understand.

Theyre completely traumatized.

l grew these little babies from seeds.

All right, l warned you.

lm calling the city.

No! Wait!

Alan, can you look after my group

for a few minutes?

This Alan?

Mrs. Haberman!

lm really sorry, Mrs. Haberman.

lve grown these since spring.

Theyre only herbs: sage and rosemary.

They wont make up for what happened

or replace your beautiful flowers.

But theyre delicious,

and they smell so nice...

and l would really like you to have them.

Youre right. They dont.

l planted those flowers

especially for the butterflies...

and the hummingbirds.

l think hummingbirds are magical.

They look like little jewels.

-Whats your name again?

-Dawn.

Dawn. How 60s.

l do appreciate the gesture, Dawn.

Thank you very much.

l was just gonna have some tea.

You want some?

-Sure. Thanks.

-Come on.

You know, lm really sorry about that.

ls that you in those pictures?

That ones in Vietnam. This was Berlin.

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