Chapter 4
"Not even Beverly Goldberg was enough to convince the people in charge to put the basketball team in the parade. Coach Mellor felt defeated."
Coach Mellor and Beverly sat in a booth.
"I can't believe you of all people are giving up," Coach Mellor said. "You're Beverly Goldberg!"
"I finally met my match," Beverly said.
"Too bad we can't just have our own parade," Coach Mellor said.
Beverly gasped.
"We can just have our own parade!" Beverly said.
"Yeah!" Coach Mellor cheered. "And we can have all the sports teams!"
"And the band!" Beverly cheered.
"And the cheerleaders," Coach Mellor said.
"And don't forget the Flag Core."
Coach Mellor and Beverly looked over to see a girl from Flag Core.
"You better have a spot for us or we'll use our flags for evil," the member said.
"Okay," Coach Mellor said.
"Meanwhile, Logan paid me a visit."
Jeff opened the door to see Logan.
"Hey, Logan," Jeff said. "Come in."
Logan entered the house and sat on the couch. Jeff sat beside him.
"What's up?" Jeff asked.
"Ephram told me about you climbing out the window," Logan said.
"Oh," Jeff said. "Well…"
"I'm happy for you two," Logan said.
"Oh, you are?" Jeff asked.
"Yes," Logan said. "I love how happy you make my sister."
"Thanks," Jeff said.
"Are you going to tell my sister that Ephram slept over?" Logan asked.
"No," Jeff replied.
"I promise nothing happened," Logan said. "We were just watching movies after the ball and he fell asleep at my desk and I slept on my bed."
"I believe you," Jeff said.
"Before we started dating, Ephram and I used to have sleepovers all the time," Logan said. "But now it's different."
"Yeah," Jeff agreed.
"I guess I probably should tell my sister," Logan said.
"You don't have to tell me," Emily said, walking into the living room. "I overheard."
"Your sister's here," Jeff said.
"Thank you," Logan said.
Jeff walked out of the room while Emily sat beside her brother.
"So you lied to me," Emily said. "Ephram did spend the night."
"Nothing happened," Logan said. "He fell asleep at my desk and I fell asleep on my bed."
"Why didn't you just tell me the truth?" Emily asked.
"I was worried you wouldn't let me see him anymore," Logan replied.
"I'm not going to forbid you from seeing him," Emily said. "But I don't want him spending the night."
"Okay," Logan said.
"Now that that's over with, I want you to invite Ephram over for dinner tonight," Emily said. "I want to get to know him better."
"Okay," Logan said.