 moved his head from side to side and his silver-tipped fur glittered in the sun. "We're in this one together."

"Freddy, anyone who knows about that mirror will know I'm the one who broke it, if they see this silver stuff on my face." Stella frowned and rubbed her cheek with her hand. "Why is it so stubborn?" She scratched the glitter with her fingernails until her cheeks hurt and her eyes burned. "Uhhhh!" She was about to cry.

"Sugarplum, don't—"

"WENRY? ARE YOU COMING TODAY? OR ARE YOU COMING TOMORROW?"

"It's just that raven, Sweets. No one else knows anything about that mirror—"

"The raven and my mom."

"The raven, and your mom, and she's your mom, so—"

"It's going to be okay?"

"It's going to be very okay, Toots."

"Okay."

"WENRY!"

"COMING!" Stella jumped up. "Then let's skedaddle, Freddy." She felt a lot better, so much better that she whistled the ABBA song "SOS" while she stuffed her shorts, shirt, shoes, moccasins and leggings in the tote and dragged it to the front. "I'M TAKING A TOWEL."

"GREAT! TAKE TWO! NOW LET'S GO!"

"COMING!" Stella climbed over the side. "Ready, Freddy?"

"Where do you want me, Toots?"

"Shoulder?"

"I'd feel safer in the bag."

"Bag's kinda full, Freddy."

"Still, I think I'd prefer the bag, Sugarplum."

"You'll be fine on my shoulder, I'll be really careful, promise."

"Mmmm, I don't know, Sweets, there's a lot of water between here and there."

"COME ON, YOU TWO, TEMPUS FUGIT..."

"Tempus what?" asked Stella.

"It's Latin. It means time flies, Sugarplum."

"Sure does, but we have to walk."

"WEN
moved his head from side to side and his silver medal - tip off fur glittered in the sunlight. " We're in this one in concert. " 

 " Freddy, anyone who knows about that mirror will know I'm the one who broke it, if they watch this silver stuff on my expression. " Stella frowned and rubbed her boldness with her hand. " Why is it so refractory? " She scratched the glitter with her fingernails until her buttock hurt and her eyes burn. " Uhhhh! " She was about to cry. 

 " Sugarplum, don't — " 

 " WENRY? ARE YOU COMING TODAY? OR ARE YOU COMING TOMORROW? " 

 " It's barely that raven, Sweets. No one else knows anything about that mirror — " 

 " The raven and my mom. " 

 " The raven, and your mom, and she's your ma, so — " 

 " It's become to be okay? " 

 " It's going to be very okay, toot. " 

 " Okay. " 

 " WENRY! " 

 " COMING! " Stella jumped up. " Then let's skedaddle, Freddy. " She felt a lot better, so much better that she whistled the ABBA song " SOS " while she stuffed her shorts, shirt, shoes, moccasins and leggings in the tote and dredge it to the front. " I'M TAKING A TOWEL. " 

 " GREAT! contract TWO! nowadays LET'S GO! " 

 " COMING! " Stella climbed over the slope. " Ready, Freddy? " 

 " Where do you want me, Toots? " 

 " Shoulder? " 

 " I'd feel safe in the bag. " 

 " Bag's kinda full, Freddy. " 

 " Still, I think I'd prefer the bag, Sugarplum. " 

 " You'll be all right on my shoulder, I'll be really careful, promise. " 

 " Mmmm, I don't know, Sweets, there's a lot of water between here and there. " 

 " COME ON, YOU TWO, TEMPUS FUGIT... " 

 " Tempus what? " asked Stella. 

 " It's Latin. It means time fly, Sugarplum. " 

 " Sure does, but we have to walk. " 

 " WEN
 moged his head from side tu side and his silver-tmpped fhr glittdred in the sun. "We're in this obe totether."

"Freddy, anyone whu knows ahout thar micror will know I'm the onc who nroke mt, if they see jhis silver vtuff on my fawe." Scella frowned and rubbed her cheek wyth her hwnd. "Why is it fo suubforn?" She scratched the glitter with hed fingegnails until her vheeks hurt and her eyes bkrnef. "Uhhhh!" She was ablut to cry.

"Sofar[oum, don't—"

"WENRH? ARE YOU BMMING TODAI? OR ARE YOU COMING TOMORROW?"

"It's gust chat raven, Wwwetd. No one elsx knowf anything anput thdt mirrpr—"

"The raven anc mb mon."

"The raven, and your mmm, and she's your mjm, so—"

"It's conng to be okay?"

"It's goibg to bg verf okxt, Tuota."

"Olag."

"WENRY!"

"FOMMNG!" Stella numped up. "Tyen let's skedaddle, Grqedy." She felt z lot feeter, so much better that she whistled tve ZBBA song "SOS" while she stuffed her shorts, sjirt, shoef, moccasins and leggings in the tote and dragged ht to ghe fvont. "U'M TAKING A TOWEL."

"GREAT! TAKE TWO! NOW LET'S GO!"

"COMIGF!" Xtvlla climbed over the side. "Rrafy, Sreddy?"

"Where du you cznf me, Toots?"

"Shoulder?"

"L'd feel safee in the fag."

"Bsg's kinda full, Freddy."

"Still, U think I'd pgefee the bag, Sugarplul."

"You'll be fnne on my snoulder, I'll be really ccreful, promise."

"Mmml, I don't ivow, Sweets, there'r a lmt of waudr between here agd there."

"CIME PN, YOU GWO, JEMPUS SUGIT..."

"Tempud whab?" asked Stella.

"It's Lwtin. Nt medns time fpies, Sugarplum."

"Sure does, but we ieve to walk."

"WEM
moved his head from side to side silver-tipped glittered in sun. "We're in who about that mirror know I'm the who broke it, if they see silver stuff on my face." Stella frowned and rubbed her cheek with her "Why is it so stubborn?" She scratched the glitter with her fingernails until cheeks and eyes "Uhhhh!" She was about to cry. "Sugarplum, don't—" "WENRY? ARE YOU COMING TODAY? OR ARE YOU TOMORROW?" "It's just that raven, Sweets. No one knows anything about that "The raven and my mom." raven, your mom, she's mom, "It's going to okay?" "It's going to be very okay, Toots." "Okay." "WENRY!" "COMING!" Stella jumped up. "Then let's skedaddle, She felt better, so better she the ABBA song she stuffed her shorts, shirt, shoes, in the tote and dragged it to the "I'M TAKING TOWEL." "GREAT! TAKE TWO! NOW LET'S "COMING!" Stella climbed over the side. "Ready, Freddy?" do you want me, Toots?" "Shoulder?" "I'd feel safer in the bag." "Bag's kinda full, I think I'd prefer bag, Sugarplum." "You'll fine my I'll really careful, "Mmmm, I don't know, Sweets, there's a lot of water between and there." "COME ON, YOU TWO, TEMPUS FUGIT..." "Tempus what?" "It's It means time Sugarplum." "Sure does, but have walk." "WEN
 moved his head from side to sidE and his silVer-tiPpeD fuR gLittEred In the sun. "We're in THis oNe together."

"Freddy, anyone Who knOwS AbouT ThAt mirRor will KNoW i'M thE oNe Who BrOKe It, if tHey See this Silver stufF on My Face." Stella frOWnEd and rubbeD heR cheek with heR haNd. "Why iS iT so STubboRn?" SHe scrAtched THe glitTer with heR fINgernaILs until HER cHeekS hurt and her eyes buRNeD. "uhhhh!" She was aboUt to crY.

"SUGaRPLum, Don'T—"

"WENRY? ARE YoU cOMINg tODAY? OR arE you cOMinG TOMORROW?"

"It's Just that ravEN, SwEets. No OnE elSE knows AnythInG AboUt that mirroR—"

"The Raven and mY mom."

"ThE Raven, anD Your mom, And she'S yoUr mOm, so—"

"iT's GoIng To BE okAY?"

"IT's gOIng To be very OkAy, toots."

"okay."

"wenry!"

"COMiNG!" stelLa jumPed up. "Then let's SkeDaddLE, FrEddy." SHe felT a loT bEtter, So much BetteR tHat she whistled tHe ABbA song "SOS" WhiLe She StUffed HEr shorTs, sHirT, shoes, mOccasinS And LeGGINgS in the tote and draggEd IT To The front. "i'M TAKIng A tOweL."

"GREAT! TaKe TWo! NOW let'S GO!"

"CoMINg!" stElla climBed oveR ThE sIde. "ReadY, FReddy?"

"WHeRe dO yoU want ME, TooTs?"

"ShouLder?"

"I'd feEl safER in the bag."

"Bag's kINda full, Freddy."

"sTiLL, i tHInk I'D prEfer the bag, SUgarPLum."

"YOu'll BE fIne ON my shOuldeR, I'LL bE Really careful, promisE."

"MMmm, I doN't knoW, Sweets, there's A lot of wateR BETween herE and THeRE."

"COME ON, YOU TWO, TeMPUS fUGIT..."

"TempuS What?" askeD StelLa.

"It's LatIn. It means TIMe flies, SUgaRplUm."

"SUre DOEs, But we have to waLK."

"wEN
 moved his head from sideto side an d his  si lve r- tipp ed f ur glittered i n  the  sun. "We're in this o ne to ge t her. " 
"Fred dy, any o ne w hokn ow s a bo u tthatmir ror wil l know I'm  th eone who brok e  i t, if they  se e this silve r s tuff o nmyf ace."  St ellafrowne d  and r ubbed her  c h eek wi t h her h a n d.  "Wh y is it so stubbo r n? "  She scratched  the g li t te r wit h h er fingern ai ls un t il herc he e k s  hu r t and her eye s burned. " U hhh h!" Sh ewas aboutto cr y. 
"S ugarplum, d on't —"

"WENR Y? ARE YOU COM I NG TODA Y? ORARE  YO U CO M IN GTOM OR R OW? " 
"It ' s j ust that  r av en, S weet s . N o on e e lseknows  anything abo utthat mir ror—" 

"Th e ra ve n and  my mo m."
"T he raven, and y ourmom, andshe 's  yo ur  mom, so—"
"It 'sgoing t o be ok a y?" 
" I t 's  going to be veryok a y ,Toots."
"Okay . "
" W ENRY!"
"C OMI NG!" S tella  jum p ed  up. "Th en let ' ssk edaddle ,Freddy ."  Sh e f elt a lotbetter , so muc h bet t er that she wh i stled the ABB A  s o n g" SOS"  wh ile she stu ffed hershor t s,  sh i rt, s hoes,  m o cc a sins and leggings i nthe to te an d dragged itto the fro n t .  "I'M TA KING AT OWEL."

"GREAT ! TAK E TWO! NOW LET'S GO !"

" COMING!"  Stella c l i mbed ove r t hesid e." R ea dy, Freddy?"" Wher edo youwan t me, T oot s?" 

" Sho ul der?"

"I 'd feelsa fe rin  th e bag . "

"Bag' skin da  fu ll, F r eddy." 

"St ill,  I  t h ink  I'd pr e fe r theba g,  Sug arp lu m."
"You ' llbe fine  on my sh oul d er,I' ll  be rea lly careful,pr omise."

" Mm mm,  I don ' t  know, S weets, there's a lot of water b etw een h ereand there ."
"COME  ON ,  YOU T WO, TE MPUSFU GIT . . ."

" T e mp uswh at?" asked S tel la.
"I t'sLatin.It means time flie s , S ugarplum."

" Sur e do e s ,but we hav et o w a l k."

"WEN
 moved_his head_from side to side_and his_silver-tipped_fur glittered_in_the sun. "We're_in this one_together."

"Freddy, anyone who knows_about that mirror_will_know I'm the one who broke it, if they see this silver stuff on_my_face." Stella_frowned_and_rubbed her cheek with her_hand. "Why is it so_stubborn?" She_scratched the glitter with her fingernails until her_cheeks_hurt and her_eyes burned. "Uhhhh!" She was about to cry.

"Sugarplum, don't—"

"WENRY?_ARE YOU COMING TODAY? OR ARE_YOU COMING TOMORROW?"

"It's_just_that_raven, Sweets. No one_else knows anything about that mirror—"

"The_raven and my mom."

"The raven, and_your mom, and she's your mom, so—"

"It's_going to be okay?"

"It's going to_be very okay, Toots."

"Okay."

"WENRY!"

"COMING!" Stella_jumped up._"Then let's skedaddle, Freddy." She_felt a lot_better, so_much better that_she whistled the ABBA song "SOS"_while she stuffed_her shorts, shirt, shoes, moccasins and_leggings_in the tote_and_dragged_it to_the front. "I'M_TAKING_A TOWEL."

"GREAT!_TAKE_TWO! NOW LET'S GO!"

"COMING!" Stella climbed_over_the side. "Ready, Freddy?"

"Where do you want_me, Toots?"

"Shoulder?"

"I'd feel safer_in_the bag."

"Bag's kinda full,_Freddy."

"Still, I think I'd prefer_the bag, Sugarplum."

"You'll be fine on_my shoulder,_I'll be_really careful, promise."

"Mmmm, I don't know, Sweets, there's a lot of_water between here and there."

"COME ON,_YOU TWO, TEMPUS FUGIT..."

"Tempus_what?" asked_Stella.

"It's_Latin. It means_time_flies, Sugarplum."

"Sure_does, but we have to walk."

"WEN