Just One Night
Chapter 7: When the going gets tough. never give up
' I hereby call the meeting of the Babysitters Club to order' I felt very sad, incredibly teary.
Why? Not only were the hormones totally controlling my body but also today would mark the end of an era for me.
As from today at 6:00 I would be handing over my job as Chairman of the Babysitters Club, to Claudia.
I glanced around the room, Claudia's room normally full of laughter & chatter, was quite and subbed.
Incredibly abnormal for the Babysitters Club.
But then again nothing about this situation was normal now was it?
The phone rang, and without even looking at my friends, I lunged for the phone. Okay well I didn't lunge; I didn't have the power to do that because of the watermelon that had been once known as my stomach.
'Good afternoon Babysitters club, how may I help?'
I jotted some information down on a piece of spare paper that Claudia had next to the phone.
'Okay, we'll check our calendar and let you know' I said, I out the receiver back into it's cradle.
Suddenly the Babysitters club morphed into a machine, all working automatically and together.
'Okay that was Mrs. Wang and they just moved in on your street Mary-Anne'
'And mine' Dawn spoke up
'Yes sorry Dawn, and yours'
'Anyway' I continued, a bit peeved about being interrupted 'They have a little girl Clara, who's 6, and Mrs. Wang is 6 months pregnant, so in a couple of months a new-born for you to take care off'
The girls & Logan shared an excited glance.
I sighed softly I missed babysitting, I wasn't even allowed to baby-sit on my own any more at home.
You see I was now 8 ½ months pregnant.
Since I'd been 7 months pregnant, I knew I had to call it a day at babysitting for other clients. But still decided that I wanted to run the club, I just didn't have to baby-sit.
Or pay subs for that matter.
But today had been a big day, not only would I be passing all Chairman duties over to Claudia, reluctantly I might add. I'd also had my last day at Stoneybrook Middle School. Next time I would sit in a 'lesson' I would be in high school.
A whole different scenario.
Mary-Anne had been entering all the information into the club diary. I mentioned the time and date. And Mary-Anne informed Mallory she was the only one free.
Mallory took the job.
She phoned back Mrs. Wang to tell her the names that she'd be there.
The silence returned, I don't think anyone knew what to say.
Finally Claudia spoke up.
'Id like to prepare a toast' she said, I noticed she sounded a little choked 'To or best friend Kristin Amanda Thomas, a fine president of The Babysitters Club, and will be missed by everyone'
'Hear, hear' Stacey seconded.
Mary-Anne & Dawn both burst into tears.
Then I did.
Logan took one loo around the mayhem and grabbed his jacket.
'Good luck err Kristy' he said. He practically bolted out of the door
The rest of us girls had a group hug, or tried to anyway, as my watermelon was pushing everyone out the circle.
'Ouch' I cried out
All the girls backed away, shocked
'What, what did we do?' Stacey asked
'Oh It's Striker here, practising his penalty shoots' I said gasping for breath. I sat down on Claudia's bed and rubbed my tummy.
'So you still think it's a boy' Mallory spoke up
'Definitely' I said, 'otherwise she's going to be a freakishly strong striker in football'
'So what about names?' Mary-Anne asked me
'Well for a boy, I think Daniel or Jamie' I mentioned half a dozen names that I liked.
Somehow we started talking about memories.
'Lots of things can be lost forever' Claudia said wistfully, probably thinking of Mimi, 'But memories they never die'
'Unless, you know you get amnesia' Stacey said
'Stacey' Claudia half shouted, half laughed.
For some reason we all got the giggles.
As I took once long glance around the room and all my memories, I sighed.
But Claudia was right, so I didn't have the babysitters club anymore.
But I had memories.
And them memories would last me forever.
Chapter 7: When the going gets tough. never give up
' I hereby call the meeting of the Babysitters Club to order' I felt very sad, incredibly teary.
Why? Not only were the hormones totally controlling my body but also today would mark the end of an era for me.
As from today at 6:00 I would be handing over my job as Chairman of the Babysitters Club, to Claudia.
I glanced around the room, Claudia's room normally full of laughter & chatter, was quite and subbed.
Incredibly abnormal for the Babysitters Club.
But then again nothing about this situation was normal now was it?
The phone rang, and without even looking at my friends, I lunged for the phone. Okay well I didn't lunge; I didn't have the power to do that because of the watermelon that had been once known as my stomach.
'Good afternoon Babysitters club, how may I help?'
I jotted some information down on a piece of spare paper that Claudia had next to the phone.
'Okay, we'll check our calendar and let you know' I said, I out the receiver back into it's cradle.
Suddenly the Babysitters club morphed into a machine, all working automatically and together.
'Okay that was Mrs. Wang and they just moved in on your street Mary-Anne'
'And mine' Dawn spoke up
'Yes sorry Dawn, and yours'
'Anyway' I continued, a bit peeved about being interrupted 'They have a little girl Clara, who's 6, and Mrs. Wang is 6 months pregnant, so in a couple of months a new-born for you to take care off'
The girls & Logan shared an excited glance.
I sighed softly I missed babysitting, I wasn't even allowed to baby-sit on my own any more at home.
You see I was now 8 ½ months pregnant.
Since I'd been 7 months pregnant, I knew I had to call it a day at babysitting for other clients. But still decided that I wanted to run the club, I just didn't have to baby-sit.
Or pay subs for that matter.
But today had been a big day, not only would I be passing all Chairman duties over to Claudia, reluctantly I might add. I'd also had my last day at Stoneybrook Middle School. Next time I would sit in a 'lesson' I would be in high school.
A whole different scenario.
Mary-Anne had been entering all the information into the club diary. I mentioned the time and date. And Mary-Anne informed Mallory she was the only one free.
Mallory took the job.
She phoned back Mrs. Wang to tell her the names that she'd be there.
The silence returned, I don't think anyone knew what to say.
Finally Claudia spoke up.
'Id like to prepare a toast' she said, I noticed she sounded a little choked 'To or best friend Kristin Amanda Thomas, a fine president of The Babysitters Club, and will be missed by everyone'
'Hear, hear' Stacey seconded.
Mary-Anne & Dawn both burst into tears.
Then I did.
Logan took one loo around the mayhem and grabbed his jacket.
'Good luck err Kristy' he said. He practically bolted out of the door
The rest of us girls had a group hug, or tried to anyway, as my watermelon was pushing everyone out the circle.
'Ouch' I cried out
All the girls backed away, shocked
'What, what did we do?' Stacey asked
'Oh It's Striker here, practising his penalty shoots' I said gasping for breath. I sat down on Claudia's bed and rubbed my tummy.
'So you still think it's a boy' Mallory spoke up
'Definitely' I said, 'otherwise she's going to be a freakishly strong striker in football'
'So what about names?' Mary-Anne asked me
'Well for a boy, I think Daniel or Jamie' I mentioned half a dozen names that I liked.
Somehow we started talking about memories.
'Lots of things can be lost forever' Claudia said wistfully, probably thinking of Mimi, 'But memories they never die'
'Unless, you know you get amnesia' Stacey said
'Stacey' Claudia half shouted, half laughed.
For some reason we all got the giggles.
As I took once long glance around the room and all my memories, I sighed.
But Claudia was right, so I didn't have the babysitters club anymore.
But I had memories.
And them memories would last me forever.