Chapter 16

Not Impressed

On Monday morning, I dressed in my new Club G outfit. I stuffed my bear into my backpack again. I still had not named the bear but I was sure my friends would be able to help me with a great name for her.

My breakfast, a bowl of cheerios was waiting for me as usual outside my door. I ate then put a long coat on over my outfit so my family did not spot my Club G outfit. Fortunately, David Michael does not go to my school so I did not have to wait at the bus with him.

Hannie was already at the bus stop when I got there. I waved at her but she did not wave back. Maybe she just did not see me. I ran up to her with a big smile on my face.

Hannie glared at me, "Oh hello, Karen Brewer."

I did not like her tone of voice, "What's wrong, Hannie?"

Hannie snorted, "You would not understand."

"You are right, Hannie. I do not understand. You are supposed to be one of my best friends. I did not do anything to you to deserve this." I hoped I was not whining but Hannie was really being a huge meanie mo for no good reason at all. I know she is jelly of how great I am but that is no reason to act like Morbidda Destiny's apprentice.

The bus arrived and we got on it. I sat in my usual seat next to Hannie. She was still angry. I turned to her and tried again. "Hannie, can you please tell me what is wrong?"
Hannie was silent for a moment then she turned to me and snapped, "Karen, you will get angry if I tell you. So stop asking me. Nancy and I planned to tell you at school together."

I was seething with anger. No one has any right to shun the one and only Karen Brewer or to keep secrets from me. "Hannie! You must tell me. I will die if I do not know."

"Stuff it, Karen." Hannie was very angry. I could tell because telling anyone to stuff it or shut up is not something she would normally do.

We sat for the rest of the bus ride in silence. When we arrived at school, Hannie stomped off the bus ahead of me. I followed her inside to our classroom. Nancy was already there sitting with Natalie Springer also known as Princess Dorky. I could not believe Nancy was hanging out with her but they seemed to be having a good time.

Nancy waved, "Hi Hannie!"

"What about me?" I whined. I was not happy.

Natalie smile but did not say anything. I did not trust her smile though. It looked secretive and smug. I reached out and slapped her. Natalie started to cry. She is such a baby.

Nancy and Hannie looked angrier than ever with me. They looked at each other and finally Nancy said, "Karen, there is something we need to tell you."

"Yea, it's pretty important," Hannie mumbled with her fingers in her mouth. She is a nail biter. I think that is gigundoly yucky. She once made a new year's resolution to stop doing it but I kept catching her. That is because Hannie is a loser who cannot keep her promises.

"What is it?" I really hate to be in suspense.

Nancy took a deep breath, "Well the truth is Karen, and we do not want to be friends with you anymore. You are mean and bossy. You are a selfish, spoiled liar. You make so much trouble that your parents ground you all the time so we can never play with you at all. We are tired of it. We are kicking you out of the three musketeers and replacing you with Natalie."

"Sorry Karen," Hannie just would not stop biting her nails. Natalie still was quiet.

I decided it was time for action. I pulled open my coat and took it off. I pointed to my gigundoly wonderful Club G outfit. "Well, I went to Club G this weekend and my daddy bought me a lot of wonderful Club G things. This was to make up for how mean he has been to me lately."

"We do not care, Karen. All that shows us is that your daddy made you into a spoiled brat." Hannie rolled her eyes.

Hannie sure had some nerve calling me a spoiled brat. "Well I got a Club G bear and I named it after my three best friends."

Natalie finally spoke up, "You have never been very friendly to me, Karen."

I ignored her and pulled the bear out of my backpack. I had come up with a name fast in my head. It was a very stupid name but it would have to do. "This is Hannalie. The "han" stands for Hannie. The "na" stands for Nancy. The "lie" stands for Natalie. I love you all so very much and I think there is room for four of us. We can just be The Four Musketeers instead of three. It will be gigundoly great."

Nancy rolled her eyes, "You sound desperate, Bossy Brewer. We do not want to be friends with you."

I started to cry but Hannie interrupted my tears, "Be quiet, Karen. You ruined our day at Club G. You do not know how long Nancy and I cried when we got home. If you were our real friend, you would not have acted like that. I thought it served you right that you got nothing at Club G but now I see you have gotten more Club G things than any of the rest of us have. I for one am sick and tired of being friends with a monster who always gets her own way and never learns her lesson."

"Are you done whining now?" I grumbled at Hannie.

"Yes I think I have said all I need to say to you. I just want you to know that we are not impressed with your bossy, braggart ways." Hannie said angrily.

"Well I haven't said all I need to say to you!" That is when I pounced on Hannie and started to beat her down. I had never been so angry in all my life. How dare my friends turn on me like that? When Natalie and Nancy joined in to try to protect Hannie, I tore into them too. It was three against one but I was still winning.

The fight continued until Ms. Colman came into the room and pried me off the other girls. She took me to the principal's office. On the way, I tried to tell her my side of the story.

Ms. Colman gave me a funny look. "I think I will recommend that your parents be called and you go home for the day."

I started to cry but I did not care anymore. I was starting to wonder if my love for Club G was worth the constant groundings and losing my family and friends for. Now even my favorite teacher ever seemed tired of me.

Ms. Colman left me in the waiting room outside the office. She came out a few minutes later and informed me that they called my parents and someone would pick me up shortly. Then she left me there by myself. I started to cry harder as I sat and waited for my ride home. I did not know what I was going to do now.