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“No no no, we have to go!” Then Mrs Cap leaned down, grabbed the covers and yanked thehter

“No!!” Ant yelled, kicking her feet and burying her head in her pillows Just like she used to do when she was ten and refusing to get up for school

“Yes!” said herwet kiss right on the back of the neck

“Uggghhh… Why?”

“Because you have a date with Patrick tonight”

“It’s not a date”

“Yes it is”

“No it’s not!”

“Yes it is and I’”

“When? ”

“Today”

“I have to work today”

“No you don’t I took care of that You and I are going to spend the whole day together We’re going to go shopping and get our hair done Now get up and get dressed”

Mrs Cap left the roo Ant in her disheveled bed piled high with le day None of which she would have chosen

Ant looked at the h there was no one there to hear her Then she dropped her head back on her pillows and closed her eyes