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    Jenna poked her head in and found her sister buried under the covers. “Okay, lazybones, time to get up.” She pulled the covers back and saw Gabby’s face, which was covered in tiny pink dots.
    â€œ Dios mío ! ” Jenna exclaimed. “What is that?”
    Gabby opened one eye and yawned. “What’s what?” Her hand touched her face and unconsciously began scratching.
    Jenna grabbed a mirror off her dresser and handed it to her. “Your face. It’s polka-dotted!”
    Gabby bolted up in bed and stared in the mirror. “No! It can’t be!” The more she looked at the dots, the more they began to itch.
    Her mother, Leo, and Marisol came running into the room to see what all the commotion was about. “ Dios mío ! ” Betty shouted.
    â€œYou can say that again,” Marisol said, her mouth hanging open. “Your face looks awful!”
    By now, Gabby was hysterical. “I know it looks awful! I look like one of Leo’s ties!” she sobbed.
    Leo tried to calm everyone down. “My ties aren’t that bad, and neither is chicken pox. I had it; your mother had it.”
    â€œI thought I had a shot for it,” Gabby wailed.
    â€œ Sí ,” her mother replied. “Which is why you won’t have a bad case and will heal very quickly.”
    â€œIt’s not fair,” Gabby said, scratching furiously at the red dots on her arms and legs.
    Manny and Ricky came into their room in their pajamas. “Mami, I feel hot,” Ricky said, holding his head and sniffling.
    â€œAnd I feel itchy,” Manny added, scratching at his stomach.
    â€œOh no, not you too!” Betty said, examining the twins.
    â€œIs it the chicken pops?” Manny asked. “Priscilla in our class got it last week.”
    â€œI don’t like chicken pops. I like lollipops,” Ricky whined.
    â€œI’m so sorry, mi amor ,” Betty told Leo. “It’s very bad timing.”
    Gabby sniffled. “What do you mean ‘bad timing’?”
    Leo sat down on the side of her bed. “You can’t go on the cruise with chicken pox, and neither can Manny and Ricky.” Leo looked at his wife. “What will we do?”
    â€œYou go with Jenna, Marisol, and Maggie. I will stay here and take care of everyone,” Betty insisted.
    â€œI feel terrible,” Leo said, taking Betty’s hand. “And I have four extra tickets now.”
    Jenna suddenly got a brilliant idea. “Four? That’s perfect! That’s exactly how many I need,” she said.
    Leo looked—as Delaney would say—confuzzled. “Perfect for what?”
    â€œFor taking Sadie, Lexi, Delaney, and Kylie on the cruise. Please, Leo? Pretty please? If we get everyone’s parents to agree?”
    Leo scratched his head. “On one condition: Peace, Love, and Cupcakes bakes cupcakes for our big pirate-themed party onboard.”
    Jenna threw her arms around him and gave him a huge bear hug. “You are the best! El mejor ! ”
    Before he could change his mind, Jenna raced to her room to call Kylie.
    â€œI have great news,” she said excitedly. “My sister and brothers have the chicken pox, and PLC is setting sail tomorrow!”

Kylie, Delaney, Sadie, and Lexi had to do some quick convincing, but twenty-four hours later, they were joining Jenna on the cruise.
    â€œMy mom said I have to write my social studies report while we’re on the ship,” Sadie announced.
    â€œWhat’s it on?” Lexi asked as they waited in line at the ship terminal in New York City.
    â€œThat’s the problem—I have no idea what to write about,” Sadie said, sighing.
    â€œHow about how long it takes to board a cruise ship,” Jenna replied impatiently. Besides going through security and checking passports, they each had to wait till their cabin assignments were ready. Leo ran around with a clipboard, making