When Mrs. Schmidt went downstairs to make breakfast, she was appalled. When James said that he was going to stay up all night, she didn't really take him seriously. And unless he had faked it with a lot of makeup, James looked really tired. His eyes were half open, and there were purple blotches under his eyes. Mrs. Schmidt also noticed that James's hair was limp and lifeless, and he had not even taken his comb out of his pocket.
"Oh, look, it's eight A.M., " James muttered. He yawned, and then stumbled off down the hall to wake up the others. Kendall was still asleep, so James paid Katie ten dollars to jump on Kendall's bed, screaming, "WAKE UP!"
When James entered Logan's room, Logan was already up, reading some math book so fast his eyes were blurred. "Logan, you have to help me, remember?" James said. "Six to the fourth power, carry the one…what James?" said Logan.
James made an impatient noise. "Um, professor Logan, when you come out of geek mode, you need to help me find a modeling job!" James cried.
He stormed out of Logan's room, and into Carlos's room. James didn't feel like putting his feet on Carlos's floor, afraid he was going to step on a knife or a piece of glass, or something. So James had to yell "WAKE UP!" seventeen times before Carlos jumped to his feet.
Kendall had to help his mom make breakfast, and Katie recorded it on a video camera, even the part where Mrs. Schmidt forced Kendall into an apron and a baking hat. "I think I might have found a modeling job!" Carlos announced. He showed James the ad in the newspaper.
"That is a beauty pageant for ten years or younger", said James. "Oops" said Carlos, reading the ad more carefully. "Mom, I'm going to the pool, be right back!" said Katie, zipping past her mother and dashing out the door. "Why's Katie in such a hurry?" Kendall wondered.
"I don't know", said Mrs. Schmidt slowly. "She usually hangs out inside. But lately, she's been nearly begging me to go outside!" Kendall shrugged his shoulders, and kept mixing the pancake batter.
"I called some agency, but they're already full!" said Carlos unhappily. James sighed. Would he ever be a model? Who knows? After breakfast, the boys went out by the pool. James didn't think the pool was the best place to concentrate, but when Kendall offered him a smoothie, James's appetite won over since he hadn't had breakfast. They sat on the pool chairs, and sipped their smoothies while they looked for James's job.
None of them seemed very keen on helping James. Carlos was too entranced in his smoothie to even open his laptop. "James, maybe you should get some sleep", Kendall advised. "That's a joke, right?" James said, disbelievingly. Kendall had to restrain himself from rolling his eyes.
Logan has his head resting on his arms, and was staring over at Camille on the other side of the pool. "Hey Logan" said James, his temper rising. "I absolutely adore watching Camille paint her nails and talk to Jo, but you haven't even opened your phone book yet!" "What…yeah I have!" said Logan, quickly opening the phone book.
Then, they saw Katie sprinting towards them, screaming "GUYS! YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS!" "I really need a job", said James sourly. "Yeah, and I really need a refill" said Carlos, turning his empty smoothie cup upside down. "You know what?" said James. "I'll go and ask Camille and Jo if they have any ideas!" He threw his phone book behind him, and ran off to the other side of the pool.
"Hi guys" James said to Camille and Jo. "What do you want?" asked Jo knowingly. "A modeling job" James muttered. "Look in the phone book" Jo said to him. "Duh." "DO YOU THINK I HAVE ALREADY NOT TRIED THAT?" James exploded.
"Well, why don't you just start your own agency?" Camille suggested. There. It hit James right in the face. "That's perfect!" he yelled. James threw his arms around Camille. Camille, looking horrified, muttered, "James, you're suffocating me!" James jumped up. "I have to tell the others!" he cried.
But just then, Logan yelled from the other side of the pool, "JAMES! I'VE GOT A SOLUTION TO YOUR PROBLEM!" "I wonder what's got Logan all excited" Jo mused. "He probably spotted a piece of math homework", sniggered James.
Jo rolled her eyes. "Logan isn't cool," said James. "He's just so…" "Charming," sighed Camille. "Yeah, maybe to you" James said.
He ran over to Kendall, Carlos, Logan, and Katie. "Okay, what happened?" said Carlos. "I could see Camille's eyes bugging out from here!" "Never mind that, what's my solution?" said James, all at once.
"Katie has it all figured out", said Kendall. James stared at Katie. "Oh no" said James. "No, no, not one of your crazy schemes again! Camille had an idea! I can set up my own modeling studio!"
"How?" asked Carlos. "You know,…" said James. "You need money!" Carlos continued. "Money? Money? I have all the money in the world!" James said. His eyes bulged slightly. "James, are you feeling alright?" Logan inquired. "Fine!" James dismissed this with a wave of his hand.
"Well, actually, I was thinking along the same lines", said Katie slowly. "You should set up a modeling studio." "Great, but I don't know how!" James said impatiently. Katie grinned slyly. "Don't worry", she said. "You know how I've been telling mom that I need to go on walks and get out of the house?" she asked.
"Oh, don't tell me…" said James grinning.