Disclaimer: Never will own the babysitters Club. Ann M. Martin is the author.
Chapter 10
The next day, Kathryn was released from the hospital. She was happy that her dad was out of jail but was upset that he made her go missing.
"Why didn't mom tell you I was in the hospital?" Kathryn asked.
"Because I was working at the time and she didn't want to bother me. I never found out. I got mad after the five days because you weren't paying me back," Kathryn's dad answered.
"I was going to pay you back, but I was in the hospital," Kathryn said.
"I understand, sweetie," her dad replied, "let's get you over to Susan's house to practice."
So, that is where Kathryn went -over to the Felders' house to practice for that Saturday's piano recital at the church. Kathryn's dad had purchased a new piano, so the piano recital was definitely back on. Susan was really excited when Kathryn rang her doorbell.
"Ready to practice?" Kathryn asked when the door opened.
"Oh yes!" Susan exclaimed. So, she grabbed Kathryn by the hand and brought her into the living room by the piano.
"What song am I going to sing?" Kathryn asked.
"Hallelujah. Do you know that one?" Susan asked.
"Oh, I sing it almost every day! I have every verse memorized!" Kathryn replied excitedly.
"Okay! Let's do it!" Susan exclaimed, sitting at the piano bench.
So, Susan and Kathryn's practice went very well. The next day at school, everyone was talking about the mystery of Kathryn's disappearance being solved. My friends and I spent the whole day getting high fives and slaps on the back. It was great for us.
That day at our BSC meeting, we received a call from Mrs. Felder. "Hi, Mrs. Felder. You want my friends and I to come to the piano recital? We'd love to! We'll be there! Okay, two it is! Bye!" I exclaimed, putting the receiver down.
The rest of the week went fast. Before we knew it, it was the day of the recital. My friends and I arrived at 1:30 to get front row seats.
The show began exactly at two. There were four other piano players before Susan, and they all did a fabulous job. Then, Susan took the stage with Kathryn in tow.
"We are very blessed and thankful that Kathryn was found. I thank Kristy and the baby-sitters club for finding her. Now, here's Hallelujah," Susan said, sitting at the piano bench. The piano hadn't even played once, and Susan got to be the first one to play it.
The microphone was handed to Kathryn, and the performance began. Susan played every note perfectly, and Kathryn's vocal performance was outstanding. Everyone was crying in the audience while my friends were in a big group hug. We have just solved yet another mystery.