Dropping Birthday Gift Hints Part 3
Mimi looked as though she was about to cry as she pushed her plate back and got up from the table, "I don't want to talk about it." she said nearly sobbing.
Mimi walked sadly up the stairs to her bedroom.
"I'll go talk to Mimi." Scooter said.
"No, Scooter," Stanley warned. "you might end up making things worse, I'll go talk to her."
"Okay, Stanley." Scooter sighed.
Flip took a bite of his hot roast beef sandwich with scalloped potatoes.
"Flip!" Suzie scolded.
"What did I do?" Flip asked now full of exasperation.
"You upset Mimi!" Henry reprimanded Flip harshly.
"I'm going to get some more honey & lemon iced tea." Tom said.
Alan swollowed a bite of his supper while Anne took a sip of her water, they didn't want to get themselves involved.
Up in her bedroom, Mimi put on the hand-me down blue nightgown that had been Suzie's, then Anne's, then Nancy's, when there came a knock on her bedroom door.
"I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU RIGHT NOW, FLIP GENE CHAN!" Mimi yelled furiously.
"It's not Flip, it's me, Stanley! Please open the door." Stanley said to Mimi.
"Come in, Stanley." Mimi called out.
Stanley entered Mimi's bedroom to see that his youngest sister had been crying.
"Want me to sing to you?" Stanley asked Mimi.
"Stanley Steven Chan, Henry is a better male singer than you are," Mimi laughed. "you can't even carry a tune in a beach bucket!"
"Hey, Squirt," Stanley said to Mimi, laughing. "I'm working on it."
Mimi got under her blankets, "Good night, Stanley." she yawned.
Stanley slowly crept from Mimi's bedside.
"Tiánmì de mèng, sweet dreams, Mimi." Stanley whispered.
When he closed Mimi's bedroom door, Stanley saw Henry standing outside the door.
"How is Mimi doing?" Henry asked Stanley.
"Not so good, I don't think my coaching her to be an actress is working." Stanley answered Henry, with a heavy sigh.
