Now, go back to your classes and if

Now, go back to your classes and if there is any more bad
behavior this term, you'll be in trouble:'
Outside in the hallway. Fizza was just about to walk away.
but Billy stopped her.
"Thank you;' he said. "You didn't need to take the blame:'
"Yes, I did;' said Fizza. "I did it, too."
Billy took a close r look at Fizza. He couldn't believe that
this was the same girl who had helped him with the pictures
at the end of the last term. She was so different! She was so
confident! And he hadn't realized she was so pretty!
• • •
Pizza's mom was waiting for her in the kitchen when she got
home from school. She looked serious.
"Hi, Fizza,"she said . "1had a phone call today .. ."
"Oh no;' thought Fizza. "It had to have been Mr. Jackson!
Now my mother's going to be angry with me!"
"And I have to say- " said her mom.
Fizza waited to be told off.
"- that something very exc iting is going tu happen in
Birmingham soon! But it has to be a secret! I can't tell you
until it's final!"
And then her mom jumped around the kitchen in
excitement.
"What is it?" asked Pizza, laughing.
"Oh. I can't tell you! Iwish I could, but it's Council business!
And all things have to be done correctly."
"Can't you tell me anything?"asked Pizza .
"OK;' said her mom. ''I'll say two words: 'horses' and
'carriages'!"
And it didn't matter how many questions Fizza asked her
mom, she wouldn't tell her anymore .