Summer Skirts and Juggling Balls

It was October but Margot was still wearing short, summer skirts. And Mom's way-too-big reflective vest. And dyed her hair with blueberry juice. It was an overall bad idea to let Margot make her own Halloween costume. I got my friend Casey to make one for me. She took sewing lessons so she ought to be able to make a panda-ninja-vampire costume, right? "Courtney?" a voice shattered my thoughts. "Your juggling balls..." Oh yeah! I would conquer the talent show like never before! My talent won last year with only two balls and one stuffed pig! With three balls I was to take the talent show by a storm! "Your juggling balls got teared apart by the cat" finished the voice. Come on! Talk about a disaster! But strangely I got cheered up by Margot skipping along in her short summer skirt.
 

chickengirltoo

VT

11 years old

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