Marsha Mellow Goes Missing: An Unofficial Story for Shopkins Collectors
5 Chapter One The jingle of the front door at Teasley Toys sent Maggie running out from the back room Were Ava and Bella finally here No such luck An older woman in a navy blue trench coat followed a curly-haired toddler into the toy shop The little girl ran past the rainbow book shelf past the baby dolls and plush pets and straight to the fire-red train tracks circling the table in the center of the store Is it them called Gabby poking her head out from the back room No said Maggie too loudly Shh whispered Gran Teasley from behind the counter raising her finger to her lips We have customers girls
Maggie sighed and followed her best friend Gabby back into the storage room That’s where the Shopkins Kids Club met every Friday afternoon Gabby’s little sister Ellie was already sitting on the braided rainbow rug crinkling a small yellow pouch between her fingers Ellie scolded Gabby No peeking I’m not said Ellie whipping the yellow pouch behind her back She brushed her black bangs out of her eyes with the other hand and stuck out her lower lip Maggie couldn’t blame her It was time for the big reveal and Ava and Bella weren’t here What was keeping them She studied her own new purchase a tiny magenta Shopkins basket with purple handles It held two yellow pouches blind bags the girls called them Did they hold an ultra rare Shopkins with crystal glitz A fluffy baby Shopkins Or even a limited-edition Shopkins with bling Maggie felt a flutter of excitement in her stomach It was all she could do not to poke at those yellow pouches but Gabby would bust her for sure So instead she pulled the hair 6
band from around her wrist and gathered her ginger-red hair into a low ponytail Another jingle from the front door brought all three girls to their feet There was Ava charging into the shop with her twin sister Bella close behind Sorry we’re late fast-talking Ava called to Maggie and the others Bella couldn’t find her money Bella gave a guilty shrug The two girls looked almost exactly alike with their curly brown hair caramel-colored skin and wide set eyes But Ava was the talker and the leader whereas Bella tended to hang back Ava said it was because she was born first a whole three minutes before her little sister Instead of heading straight to the back room the two girls ran toward a display of Shopkins that Gran had arranged near the checkout line We just got a new shipment said Gran There could be something special there She winked at the twins and adjusted her lavender glasses on her nose Bella started sifting carefully through the pink packages but Ava had already chosen This one she said holding up a five-pack 7
in a clear plastic shell It has Fi Fi Flour and Wedgy Wendy We don’t have those two Bella nodded and followed Ava to the checkout counter where the girls pooled their money beside the striped lollipops Finally all five girls were sitting cross legged in the back room ready to start this week’s official Shopkins Kids Club meeting Maggie checked her lime green notebook Okay she said Ellie gets to start first today Ellie didn’t have to be told twice She tore the edge of her first yellow pouch with her teeth and fished out the contents Squeaky Clean she shouted holding up a bitty blue spray bottle Maggie slid her finger down her Collector’s Guide checklist Squeaky Clean is com mon she said Ellie scrunched up her nose Rats she said But he’s sure cute Then she tore open the other yellow pouch Ooh shiny It was Sour Lemon with crystal glitz Ultra rare said Gabby congratulating her sister Good job Ellie Ellie held Sour Lemon up to the light to watch him sparkle and then gave him a quick 8
