Veronica's Punishment Part 3
"It has already been decided," Frank told Veronica firmly. "I am selling Garnet and you are banned from horseback riding lessons for your recklessness with horses!"
"But Daddy," Veronica protested. "if I'm not riding, then what am I supposed to do for fun aside from shopping after school once my homework is done?"
"I have signed you up for clarinet lessons, Darling." Helen answered Veronica.
"And," Frank added. "I am suspending your shopping priveleges, Veronica!"
"No! Daddy! Say it isn't so!" Veronica exclaimed.
"Oh, it's so, Veronica!" Frank scolded.
That Saturday, Lisa came home from her clarinet lesson.
"Lisa, I don't want you to be too upset with me but I read your diary," Eleanor said. "only to discover that you have hopes of being a rock and roll keyboardist, so, reluctantly, I'm taking you out of clarinet lessons, moving your ballet lessons to Saturdays, and where you used to have ballet lessons on Fridays, you will have piano lessons!"
"I am not too thrilled with you for reading my personal diary, Mom," Lisa said with a tone of annoyance in her voice. "but I do appreciate going to piano lessons when I'm not doing other things."
"I am glad to hear it." Eleanor said to Lisa.
A few weeks later on the night of February eighteenth, it was time for the rehearsal dinner for Renee and Mitchell which was being catered by Chez Andre which was paid for by the Marsten family as an early wedding gift.