"I was worried that if I didn't do well in math you would make me quit the Baby-sitters Club," I confessed quietly.
"Oh, Claudia," said my mother. "From now on, just make sure you let us know when you need help. Janine," she went on, "can you please give me a hand in the kitchen for a moment?" The two of them disappeared 'into the kitchen, carrying our empty plates. My father jumped up from the table and went to the hall closet. When he came back, he was holding his camera.
I couldn't figure out what was going on. Then my mother and Janine reappeared. Janine was carrying a huge cake, with pink roses all over it. My dad started to snap pictures as they walked toward the table.
"What's that for?" I asked. Had I forgotten somebody's birthday?
"Look at it, Claud!" said Janine. "Read what it says!" 1 looked more closely at the writing covering the cake. CONGRATULATIONS, JCLAUDIA! it said. What a shock! In our family, it's usually Janine who gets the cakes and has fusses made over her - whenever she wins another prize or award. But this time, the cake was for me.
I looked around the table at the faces of my sister, my mother, and my father. They were proud of me! And, I had to admit it - I was pretty proud of myself.
About the Author ANN M. MARTIN did a lot of baby-sitting when she was growing up in Princeton, New Jersey. Now her favorite baby-sitting charge is her cat, Mouse, who lives with her in her Manhattan apartment.
Ann Martin's Apple Paperbacks include Yours Turly, Shirley; Ten Kids, No Pets; With You and Without You; Bummer Summer, and all the other books in the Baby-sitters Club series.
She is a former editor of books for children, and was graduated from Smith College. She likes ice cream, the beach, and I Love Lucy; and she hates to cook.
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