Of course Grace said I even put the bars through both latches so the rabbits can’t get out Good Emily said She grabbed her sister’s arm and dragged her toward the hallway We probably missed our bus She’d worry about the rabbit problem later Right now they’d have to call their parents if the bus had left without them Grace broke free of Emily’s grasp and dashed down the hall yelling We’re coming Tell the bus to wait Then as if remembering her manners she added Please Ms Walker Her cheeks hot Emily hurried after her sister No running in the halls Ms Walker snapped Grace slowed slightly but still race-walked Ms Walker’s brows drew together and her face reddened Grace Ramirez if you don’t slow down I’ll report you to the principal’s office first thing Monday morning At the threat Grace screeched to a stop But we’ll
miss our bus You would have already missed it if I hadn’t told the driver to wait That’s great Grace bounded out the door Emily followed at a slower pace Thank you she whispered as she passed Ms Walker Ms Bea their usually cheerful bus driver grunted her hello as Emily mounted the steps and slid in beside Grace on their usual seat Emily cringed inside The bus jerked to a start and Emily almost tumbled to the floor I think the bus driver’s upset with us she said to Grace Her sister waved a hand in the air You worry too much We weren’t that late We wouldn’t have been late at all if you hadn’t had such a harebrained idea Emily pointed out Grace giggled Harebrained She nudged Emily Hare Rabbit Get it Emily smiled Yep I guess that was kind of funny
But she was still concerned the teachers might not be happy about the rabbits being in the same hutch
Grace settled back into the seat with a happy sigh I’m sure the rabbits will have a fun weekend together I’d hate to be alone all weekend That was true Grace loved having company and inviting friends over Sometimes Emily wished she could be more like her sister It wasn’t that it was hard for her to make friends it was more that she didn’t really feel the need to She never minded being alone when she had books and art and animals to keep her busy And if she needed a friend to talk to she had Grace Although they were very different they were best friends She hoped the two rabbits liked each other and made friends If she and Grace got to school early on Monday they could put Buddy back in his cage before anyone noticed he was missing She just hoped their teacher didn’t mind Because there was nothing she could do about it
