California Twin Crazy The next day Meredith took A Little Princess to school with her She entered her fourth grade classroom and hurried to her seat She hoped to finish her book during free reading time Kaylin and the mean girls looked her way but they didn't come over Meri was glad They didn't pick on her much anymore but she was still sad about losing Kaylin as a real friend As Meri took her seat at the worktable Jasmine looked up and smiled I love Mondays
Meri laughed I do too That probably makes us a little weird Jasmine shrugged I like school better than home right now My mom is teaching Carl how to use the potty It's not pretty I'm glad Thomas and Kat are way past that Meri said Oh that must have been terrible Jasmine said Two times as many diapers accidents and smell She waved a hand in front of her face as if the smell was around them Twins add two times as much of everything Meri said Just then Mrs Miller walked into the classroom followed by two students Meri had never seen before They both had thick shiny black hair and skin the color of toffee The girl was a little taller than the boy But both had the same big dark eyes and sharp chins Mrs Miller clapped her hands for attention Today we welcome two new friends to Room Eight she said This is
Sean and Sonia Wilson They moved here from California Please give them a warm Connecticut welcome Wow twins They look amazing Jasmine said softly Meri thought so too but suddenly she didn't want to say it I guess she said instead She watched as Kaylin's group rushed to claim the new students I'd love to sit with you Sonia said smiling as they towed her to their table Sean waved off the girls Thanks but I think I'd like to sit back there He pointed at the table farthest from the front where David Blake and Steve sat He headed straight back to the table The guys all exchanged high fives before Sean settled into a seat Meri wondered what it was like to be so sure that strangers would like you right away Mrs Miller beamed at the class as if they'd all done something really great Meri wasn't sure why everyone thought the new twins were a big deal Jasmine stared at the new girl
like she was a movie star The girl waved her hands around as she talked to the mean girls Meri shook her head They were just two new kids Why all the fuss Meri bent over her morning work so that she couldn't see either of the twins anymore She hoped everything would settle down soon Meri didn't like change Sometimes change was good but sometimes it was bad She didn't like to take the risk And the new twins brought a big rush of change into Meri's class During circle time Mrs Miller let everyone ask the twins questions Meri squirmed as she watched Kaylin grin and nudge Sonia Then Meri turned to whisper to Jasmine but Jasmine's attention was fixed on Sonia Meri finally sat back and crossed her arms Did you know any movie stars Kaylin asked Meri was sure she only asked the question so Sonia could show off I've seen lots of stars at restaurants Sonia said And Pip Gregory went to our school 13
