The Baby-Sitters Club belongs to Ann M. Martin
My best friend, Janet Poirot, came to me during lunch and sat with me.
"There is no studios today. Cam's on vacation until next Monday," I said.
"I know. I came to tell you a secret," said Janet. "There is someone I have a crush on. His name is Peter Landry. He doesn't know it yet. Can you keep that secret?"
"Sure," I said. "My lips are sealed."
"Great, thanks," smiled Janet.
I knew she meant my friends. It's normal to tell a trusted friend first. Logan knows Peter, so I better not say anything to Logan in case the secret gets spoiled.
I'm Mary Anne Spier. I'm 15 and a tenth grader at Stoneybrook High School here in Stoneybrook, Connectiut. Janet and I would exchange secrets often. The only secret I didn't tell her was how strict my father was. But she's a wonderful at keeping secrets. So am I for that matter. My friends knew that. My other best friend, Kristy Thomas, Claudia Kishi, and I grew up together and they knew Dad was strict when I was younger. Let me make this easier between you and me: I don't feel comfortable to tell anyone about that.
At home, I remembered about something: Peter is not the right guy for Janet. I heard he's immature. Logan told me about that the other day. And, what if Janet ends up with Peter? She could change to be immature. Should I warn her? Peter had a girlfriend, but they broke up since the girl realized he's much too immature to be with. Who could blame her?
I learned that you can tell a secret to an adult you trust to keep your friends safe. I'm debating to tell Dad if I have to. He would know what to do.
The next day, I kept an eye on Janet who went to Peter. She introduced herself to him and told him she's interested in him. But he had the terrible manners. I noticed he almost hit her as I went to save her.
"Don't hit my best friend," I said.
"Hey, do you mind?" asked Janet.
"He was about hit you," I said "Would you want to be in abusive relationship?"
After school, I didn't know what to do to keep Jane.
At home, I had the cell phone ready. I was debating to tell Janet's mom. But what worries me is that if Janet finds out, she'd get mad at me. I would tell her I did it to keep her safe before Peter gets too abusive. In fact, that's another reason why his ex-girlfriend broke up with him according to Logan.
Later, I joined Dad on the porch.
"What's up, sweetie?" asked Dad.
"I need your advice about something," I said.
"Like what?" asked Dad.
"Well, I'm concerned about her safely. She likes Peter Landry and made me promise not to tell anyone. The only problem is that he's not the right guy from what I hear. He's very immature for starters and when Janet went to meet him, he almost hit her, so I grabbed her in time. She didn't like that. Peter's girlfriend broke up with him since he was much too immature to be with. Janet did not care," I explained.
"You're right to be worried," said Dad,
"I felt I had to tell you because if I stayed quiet, Janet would get hurt. If Peter was a good guy, that's different. I'm glad Logan told me about Peter. I didn't mention that part to Janet though because she might not care and still would fall for him," I continued. "I'm debating to inform Janet's mom. The only problem, though, is that Janet could get mad if she found out I broke a promise."
"I think her mother would be glad you care about Janet," said Dad.
"That's true," I agreed.
That made sense to me. Leave that to Dad. After we talked, I went to my room. I texted Janet's mom to tell her about what's going and added about Peter. Dad was right. When she replied me, she thanked me for watching out for Janet and to care about her and to tell her. I felt better after I did the right thing.