K for Kara 4 – Sleepover at Malou‘s

Kara holds her breath.
Julie crumbles up a drawing, Rose is laughing, and Malou sharpens a pencil.
“But the others are going to Malou’s house soon.” Kara’s voice sounds shrill. “Come on, mom!”
“Did you not hear me say no?” Her mom is almost yelling. Kara moves the phone away from her ear, then she puts it into her pocket. Her mom hung up on her.
“Was it okay with your mom?” Rose asks.
Kara shakes her head. The lump in her throat is growing. When she bikes home, she

Kara holds her breath.
Julie crumbles up a drawing, Rose is laughing, and Malou sharpens a pencil.
“But the others are going to Malou’s house soon.” Kara’s voice sounds shrill. “Come on, mom!”
“Did you not hear me say no?” Her mom is almost yelling. Kara moves the phone away from her ear, then she puts it into her pocket. Her mom hung up on her.
“Was it okay with your mom?” Rose asks.
Kara shakes her head. The lump in her throat is growing. When she bikes home, she feels the tears running down her cheeks

and spots the hill the others sledded down. It is all brown and muddy. “Julie and Rose are going, too.”
“We are not going to discuss this now!” Her mom sounds angrily.
Kara holds her breath.
Julie crumbles up a drawing, Rose is laughing, and Malou sharpens a pencil.
“But the others are going to Malou’s house soon.” Kara’s voice sounds shrill. “Come on, mom!”
“Did you not hear me say no?” Her mom is almost yelling. Kara moves the phone away from her ear, then she puts it into her pocket. Her mom hung up on her.
“Was it okay with your mom?” Rose asks.
Kara shakes her head. The lump in her throat is growing. When she bikes home, she

Kara’s mom is quiet at first.
“No, you were just sick,” she says finally.
“But mom!” Kara says and spots the hill the others sledded down. It is all brown and muddy. “Julie and Rose are going, too.”
“We are not going to discuss this now!” Her mom sounds angrily.
Kara holds her breath.
Julie crumbles up a drawing, Rose is laughing, and Malou sharpens a pencil.
“But the others are going to Malou’s house soon.” Kara’s voice sounds shrill. “Come on, mom!”
“Did you not hear me say no?” Her mom is almost yelling. Kara moves the phone away from her ear, then she puts it into her pocket. Her mom hung up on her.
“Was it okay with your mom?” Rose asks.
Kara shakes her head. The lump in her throat is growing. When she bikes home, she

e times.”
“Can I sleep at Malou’s tonight?” Kara asks.
Kara’s mom is quiet at first.
“No, you were just sick,” she says finally.
“But mom!” Kara says and spots the hill the others sledded down. It is all brown and muddy. “Julie and Rose are going, too.”
“We are not going to discuss this now!” Her mom sounds angrily.
Kara holds her breath.
Julie crumbles up a drawing, Rose is laughing, and Malou sharpens a pencil.
“But the others are going to Malou’s house soon.” Kara’s voice sounds shrill. “Come on, mom!”
“Did you not hear me say no?” Her mom is almost yelling. Kara moves the phone away from her ear, then she puts it into her pocket. Her mom hung up on her.
“Was it okay with your mom?” Rose asks.
Kara shakes her head. The lump in her throat is growing. When she bikes home, she

You have called me three times.”
“Can I sleep at Malou’s tonight?” Kara asks.
Kara’s mom is quiet at first.
“No, you were just sick,” she says finally.
“But mom!” Kara says and spots the hill the others sledded down. It is all brown and muddy. “Julie and Rose are going, too.”
“We are not going to discuss this now!” Her mom sounds angrily.
Kara holds her breath.
Julie crumbles up a drawing, Rose is laughing, and Malou sharpens a pencil.
“But the others are going to Malou’s house soon.” Kara’s voice sounds shrill. “Come on, mom!”
“Did you not hear me say no?” Her mom is almost yelling. Kara moves the phone away from her ear, then she puts it into her pocket. Her mom hung up on her.
“Was it okay with your mom?” Rose asks.
Kara shakes her head. The lump in her throat is growing. When she bikes home, she

worried. “You have called me three times.”
“Can I sleep at Malou’s tonight?” Kara asks.
Kara’s mom is quiet at first.
“No, you were just sick,” she says finally.
“But mom!” Kara says and spots the hill the others sledded down. It is all brown and muddy. “Julie and Rose are going, too.”
“We are not going to discuss this now!” Her mom sounds angrily.
Kara holds her breath.
Julie crumbles up a drawing, Rose is laughing, and Malou sharpens a pencil.
“But the others are going to Malou’s house soon.” Kara’s voice sounds shrill. “Come on, mom!”
“Did you not hear me say no?” Her mom is almost yelling. Kara moves the phone away from her ear, then she puts it into her pocket. Her mom hung up on her.
“Was it okay with your mom?” Rose asks.
Kara shakes her head. The lump in her throat is growing. When she bikes home, she

sounds worried. “You have called me three times.”
“Can I sleep at Malou’s tonight?” Kara asks.
Kara’s mom is quiet at first.
“No, you were just sick,” she says finally.
“But mom!” Kara says and spots the hill the others sledded down. It is all brown and muddy. “Julie and Rose are going, too.”
“We are not going to discuss this now!” Her mom sounds angrily.
Kara holds her breath.
Julie crumbles up a drawing, Rose is laughing, and Malou sharpens a pencil.
“But the others are going to Malou’s house soon.” Kara’s voice sounds shrill. “Come on, mom!”
“Did you not hear me say no?” Her mom is almost yelling. Kara moves the phone away from her ear, then she puts it into her pocket. Her mom hung up on her.
“Was it okay with your mom?” Rose asks.
Kara shakes her head. The lump in her throat is growing. When she bikes home, she

asks. She sounds worried. “You have called me three times.”
“Can I sleep at Malou’s tonight?” Kara asks.
Kara’s mom is quiet at first.
“No, you were just sick,” she says finally.
“But mom!” Kara says and spots the hill the others sledded down. It is all brown and muddy. “Julie and Rose are going, too.”
“We are not going to discuss this now!” Her mom sounds angrily.
Kara holds her breath.
Julie crumbles up a drawing, Rose is laughing, and Malou sharpens a pencil.
“But the others are going to Malou’s house soon.” Kara’s voice sounds shrill. “Come on, mom!”
“Did you not hear me say no?” Her mom is almost yelling. Kara moves the phone away from her ear, then she puts it into her pocket. Her mom hung up on her.
“Was it okay with your mom?” Rose asks.
Kara shakes her head. The lump in her throat is growing. When she bikes home, she

mom asks. She sounds worried. “You have called me three times.”
“Can I sleep at Malou’s tonight?” Kara asks.
Kara’s mom is quiet at first.
“No, you were just sick,” she says finally.
“But mom!” Kara says and spots the hill the others sledded down. It is all brown and muddy. “Julie and Rose are going, too.”
“We are not going to discuss this now!” Her mom sounds angrily.
Kara holds her breath.
Julie crumbles up a drawing, Rose is laughing, and Malou sharpens a pencil.
“But the others are going to Malou’s house soon.” Kara’s voice sounds shrill. “Come on, mom!”
“Did you not hear me say no?” Her mom is almost yelling. Kara moves the phone away from her ear, then she puts it into her pocket. Her mom hung up on her.
“Was it okay with your mom?” Rose asks.
Kara shakes her head. The lump in her throat is growing. When she bikes home, she feels the tears running down her cheeks