Jade's mouth dropped open. She looked at me
and then at Misty. Neither of us would dare contradict
Star.
"Fine," Jade said, rising and sobering quickly.
She wiped her cheeks as if to wake up her face and
then she headed out to the kitchen. We watched her
saunter along mumbling about washing dishes and
ruining her brand- new manicure.
"We'll bring her down to earth yet," Star
declared with a smirk. "We'll bring her right down to
earth with the rest of us."
Misty called home to tell her mother she was
going to spend the night with me, but her mother had
still not re- turned from the movies.
"She must have gone someplace afterward with
her friend," she said. "I just left a message with her
answering service. It's actually easier this way. Half
the time, we talk to each other through that answering
service anyway. I'd feel strange not having it between
us." She looked around and then turned to me. "Where
will I sleep?" Before I could suggest anything, she
declared, "Not in your half sister's room!'
"I'll sleep on the sofa and you can sleep in my
room," I said. Her eyes darkened with thought. She
glanced up the stairway and shook her head. "No, it's not fair to take your bed. I'll sleep on
the sofa."
"You're just afraid to sleep upstairs," Jade said,
laughing. "Well, it's all right for you to sound so
brave. You're not sleeping here tonight. I am." "It would be easier for Cat to avoid going up
the stairs," Star said. "Didn't we tell her that?" she