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Chaos was running amok throughout the Penderwick house. It was morning, right after breakfast, but just that night the four Penderwick sisters and their stepmother were going to a concert. And it was not just any concert, it was the The Rotten Bananas concert. Each Penderwick sister had a celebrity crush on a different boy in the band. For Rosalind, it was Ray, for Skye, it was Blake, for Jane, it was Austin, and for Batty, it was Cheetah. Yes, his name is Cheetah. Tommy was jealous of Ray because of his relationship with Rosalind. Hound always tried to make sure that Batty never went to their concerts with her older sisters because he wanted to keep Batty young, imaginative, and innocent forever. Everyone agreed that Skye's crush was unlike her. She even agreed. Iantha was only coming because Mr. Penderwick had suggested it to have mother-daughters time, and he would get father-son time with Ben.
Iantha was preparing dinner for Mr. Penderwick and Ben, since the girls would have dinner on the way there. She was already nicely dressed and ready, but the girls were not. All the Penderwick sisters were hysterically digging through their closets and dressers desperate to find the perfect outfit. None of them had come up with anything. Twenty minutes later Rosalind picked out a pale pink top, a jean skirt that was embroidered on the back pockets, and her red flats. Since she had finished with her outfit, she started on hair and makeup. Meanwhile Skye was having a harder time. She never really cared about what she wore until today. She was sure that Rosalind was confident, and across the room Jane had started to match tops and bottoms. Skye finally decided on a sea foam green t-shirt, a grayish jean jacket, and jeans. She tied the laces on her black Converse, and then began to brush out her hair. Jane was already playing with her hair trying to find something to do with it. She had picked out her outfit, which consisted of a light purple jersey knit long sleeve t-shirt, jeans and her yellow converse. Rosalind was completely done with her look, so she decided to check on her sisters. Skye and Jane looked pretty good, so she traveled to Batty's room.
"Hello?" Rosalind knocked.
"Come in" Batty's soft voice called. Rosalind entered the room. Batty's clothes were all over the room and a muddy hound sat in the middle of it. Asimov, the family's cat, was lying asleep on her bed.
"Oh, Batty! Your room is a mess! I'll help you clean it up, though. Did you find an outfit?" Rosalind asked as she began to fold clothes.
"Not quite yet-but I don't need your help! I'm nine years old now, and I know that I can pick out an outfit on my own." Batty said confidently.
"Alright" Rosalind said with disappoint filling her head. She missed when Batty was young and small and when she always needed her.
"Thank you" Batty said and began to pick through the last clothes in her dresser.
"Ben won't be very happy about this mess because, after all, this isn't just your room, it's his too." Rosalind commented. And she was right, now that they were older Mr. Penderwick said that they could share a room.
"I know. You said you'd help clean up though, so I doubt that he'll even end up seeing this!" She gestured to the room.
"Oh, Batty! You should wear this!" Rosalind gasped and held up a striped pink dress with ruffles at the bottom and silver lines at the top that were pointed down.
"It is cute" Batty mumbled.
"Of course it is! It's adorable!" Rosalind said admiring it.
"Alright. I'll wear this, but what should I do with my hair and shoes?" Batty asked.
"Brush it and then put this white clip in your hair and wear your sneakers, okay?" Rosalind suggested.
"Okay" Batty replied. Twenty minutes later, Iantha and her four stepdaughters were walking out the door laughing and saying their goodbyes.
Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed this chapter!