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Authors: Stephanie Greene

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“That's right, Luca. It's Wednesday,” she said. “But it's also my birthday.”
Miss Lee's birthday! How exciting!
“It's my turn to bring in birthday cupcakes,” Miss Lee said. “We'll celebrate after lunch.”
Everyone started to talk. The room buzzed like the inside of a beehive. Posey got in line with Ava and Nikki to wait for the bell.
“I'm going to bring Miss Lee a present,” Nikki said.
“Me too,” said Ava. “I'm going to bring her something very special!”
“I'm going to bring her something very, very special!” said Nikki. “How about you, Posey?”
Posey knew exactly what she was going to bring. Her present was going to be very, very,
very
special.
“Mine's a secret,” she said.
“Mine is, too,” said Nikki.
“Mine, too!” said Ava.
Posey could hardly wait to get home and work on her present. She could hardly wait for tomorrow.
CHAPTER FIVE
THE VERY, VERY, VERY SPECIAL PRESENT
“H
urry, Danny, hurry!” Posey cried. She ran across the backyard.
“He's coming as fast as he can,” her mom said. She held Danny's hand to keep him from falling.
Danny couldn't walk by himself yet. All he did was stumble and fall, stumble and fall.
Every time he fell on his bottom, he laughed. Most of the time Posey laughed with him.
Today she wanted him to go faster.
“See, Mom?” Posey said. She waited for them in front of the roses. “One, two, three, four, five! Miss Lee will love them, won't she?”
“I'm sure she will,” said her mom.
“Let's leave this one.” Posey pointed to a tiny bud. It was still closed. “It hasn't been born yet.”
“Maybe we should cut them in the morning,” said her mom.
“Danny might spill his cereal in the morning,” said Posey. “We might be late.”
“Okay.”
Her mom cut the roses. Posey carried them inside. She wrapped the stems in a wet paper towel.
Then she wrapped foil around the paper towel and put the roses in the refrigerator.
“I bet no one else gives Miss Lee such a special present,” she said. “She'll be amazed, won't she, Mom?”
“She'll love them because you grew them,” said her mom.
Posey could hardly wait to see Miss Lee's face. She was going to smile and smile.
She would know Posey liked her more than anyone.
In her secret heart, Posey hoped Miss Lee would like her more than anyone, too.
CHAPTER SIX
A NOT-SO-WONDERFUL SURPRISE
P
osey held her roses tight as she walked slowly down the blue hall. She didn't skip even her tiny inside skip.
Excitement butterflies were tickling the inside of her stomach.
Miss Lee was going to be so happy. She was going to say, “Why, Posey! These are the most beautiful flowers I ever saw!”
But that's not what Miss Lee said.
When Posey got to the door of their classroom, she heard Miss Lee say, “Why, Nikki! What beautiful flowers!”
Oh, no!
Posey stopped.
Miss Lee and Nikki were standing by Miss Lee's desk. Miss Lee was holding the biggest bunch of flowers Posey had ever seen.
They were every color. They were wrapped in beautiful green paper.
The paper was tied with glittery ribbons that curled at the ends.
“We got them in a store that had nothing but flowers,” Nikki said.
“It's called a florist,” said Miss Lee. “We'll put that word on the word wall today.”
She smiled at Nikki. Nikki smiled back.
Posey's heart felt like it was being squeezed.
“I have just the thing for them!” Miss Lee said. She went to her closet and took out a vase. “How would you like to fill it with water for me?”
“Sure!” said Nikki.
Nikki filled Miss Lee's “just the thing!” vase with water. After Miss Lee put in the flowers, she wound the glittery ribbons around her wrist like a bracelet.
She and Nikki laughed.
Posey's mouth felt trembly. Her eyes felt hot. Quiet as a mouse, she went back into the hall.
Nikki's flowers were so beautiful! Posey couldn't give five little roses that were wrapped in a soggy paper towel to Miss Lee now.

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