Free Wedding Drama by Karen English Page B

says out of the blue.
    â€œI decided not to,” Nikki says. “Because lavender’s
your
color.”
    â€œThat’s why you got your dress in peach?”
    â€œYeah.” Nikki starts in on her salad with the little fork. “But why are
you
wearing peach?” she asks after a moment.
    â€œâ€™Cause I didn’t want to be twins.” Deja sneaks a look at Nikki to see how she takes this.
    â€œAnd look,” Nikki says, giggling. “We’re twins anyway.”
    Deja can’t help giggling, too. She takes a bite of salad, using the same size fork as Nikki.
    ***

    Later, when the dessert cart comes around, they both choose strawberry shortcake.
    After that, a cart comes around with gold boxes of wedding cake to take home.
    â€œI’m keeping mine forever,” Nikki says.
    â€œMe, too,” Deja says.
    Then, in the middle of the reception, while everyone is eating the yummy desserts, music starts up. And there’s their teacher, dancing with her new husband—something like a waltz. She still has on her flowing white wedding dress. Their teacher, dancing with her
husband...
Nikki and Deja look at each other and smile. They’re speechless. This is just too amazing. Ms. Shelby is amazing, her dress is amazing, and the decorations are amazing, too. Watching their teacher dance with her new husband is amazing, and taking wedding cake home is
really
amazing. But the most amazing thing about all of it, both girls realize with surprise, is sharing this wonderful experience with each other.



About the Author

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    K AREN E NGLISH has been an elementary school teacher in urban neighborhoods for many years, and she wrote these books with her students in mind. She lives in Los Angeles, California.

About the Illustrator

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    L AURA F REEMAN has illustrated many books for children. Her drawings for this book were inspired by her own childhood. Laura lives with her husband and two children in Dunwoody, Georgia.