Mona Lisa Smile

"I told Will I had a crush on him," said Gina, greeting her as soon as Kate got to school.

Kate was surprised. She replied, "Wow. You finally told him. What happened afterwards?"

"Nothing. He said he liked me too. Hey, I don't want to date him or anything but I just wanted to tell him." Gina said.

Gina was finally opening up. It was a good thing.

"And, did you hear? Will won that scream contest they held at the mall. I always knew he was a good screamer. But I just didn't think he was brave enough to try it. He was keeping it a secret all along. I didn't even know he won until he told me this morning. And guess what! He's going to be in a movie. It is a small movie but it is soooo exciting!" It was funny when Gina was happy. She always chatted non-stop when she was excited and the words would almost run into each other.

Gina stopped for a moment. "Oh, by the way, I heard about your picture being in the art show. That is so exciting! Mrs. Sanderson was so impressed that you liked her assignment well enough to do that second painting. After all, it was just an assignment. But you did great. I love the background."

Kate had to see her painting. It was the one thing that she had to do that day. She ran to the art room, and stopped at the door. Mrs. Sanderson smiled at her. "It really is great, Kate. I am proud of you. I knew you could do it!"