Taffy Sinclair 011 - Nobody Likes Taffy Sinclair Read Online Free Page B
Author: Betsy Haynes
headed for home. " I don ' t know why I bothered to go all the way to Hollywood to film Nobody Likes Tiffany Stafford, " she whispered to herself. " They could have brought the camera crew here to Wakeman and called the movie Nobody Likes Taffy Sinclair. "
When she got home, her mother was waiting for her in the kitchen.
" How did your first day back at school go, dear? Was everybody excited about having a movie star for a classmate? "
Taffy dropped her books on the counter with a thud. " Are you kidding? " she muttered. " Most of them treated me like poison. "
Mrs. Sinclair nodded and smiled sympathetically. " I ' m sure they ' re a little jealous. After all, none of them have ever done what you have. "
Taffy sighed. " Shawnie says that my going to Hollywood makes them feel like big fat nothings. Do you think that ' s true? "
" Probably, but you can ' t let that bother you, sweetheart. You have a wonderful future as an actress, and someday they ' ll all be bragging that they knew you in school. Just you wait and see. "
But what about now? Taffy wanted to ask as she headed upstairs to her room. Someday was a long way away. She thought about what had happened during the day. Her overhearing The Fabulous Five talking behind her back. Laura McCall ' s pretending to gag and giggling with her friends when Taffy told her homeroom about Hollywood. Taffy ' s finding out that Kimm Taylor had practically stolen her best friend while she was gone. And now, the scene at Bumpers.
I don ' t want to wait for someday, she thought miserabl y. I want kids to like me now.
CHAPTER FIVE
F or the next couple of days Taffy bit her tongue every time she was tempted to mention Hollywood or Raven Blaine or anything else about making a movie. It was more difficult than she had expected, but it was the only solution she could come up with to keep people from thinking she was bragging.
She sighed every time she looked at her bulletin board at the clipping from the Hollywood newspaper of her and Raven Blaine, or at the gold star necklace that Raven had given her. But she didn ' t wear the necklace to school again. It would just remind me of things that I ' m better off not thinking about, she told herself.
On Friday Cory asked if he could walk her home after school so they could make plans for their date that evening. Before they had even left the school grounds, Cory had told her that he would come by at six-thirty and that they would be doubling with Shawnie and Craig.
With that settled Taffy linked arms with Cory for the rest of the walk home, sauntering along as slowly as possible. She wanted to make the time with him last, even though she knew her mother would be sitting in the car in the Sinclair driveway, impatiently tapping her fingertips against the steering wheel and watching the hands on her wristwatch move closer to the time Taffy ' s acting lesson was to begin.
" You ' re awfully quiet. What are you thinking about? " asked Cory. " I hope it ' s not Raven Blaine. "
" Raven Blaine! " Taffy echoed. Her heart began to pound. " Why would I be thinking about him? "
Cory looked down at her, a tiny frown creasing his face. " I heard that you told everybody at Bumpers a few days ago that Raven Blaine was totally cool. "
" That ' s not what I said, " Taffy argued. " I never ever said he was totally cool. What I said was that he was a really nice person, that ' s all. "
" Okay, okay, " said Cory. " I didn ' t mean to come off sounding jealous. "
" That ' s okay, " said Taffy, but her heart was still pounding. Did Cory su spect how she felt about Raven?
" So, what were you thinking about? " he asked.
Taffy squinted up at Cory in the bright sunlight. " I was just dreading going to my acting class, " she said. " My mother is determined to make me into an actress. "
" I thought you liked acting, " said Cory.
" Don ' t get me wrong. I do like acting, but I ' d also like to have more time for other things— " she flashed him a big
When she got home, her mother was waiting for her in the kitchen.
" How did your first day back at school go, dear? Was everybody excited about having a movie star for a classmate? "
Taffy dropped her books on the counter with a thud. " Are you kidding? " she muttered. " Most of them treated me like poison. "
Mrs. Sinclair nodded and smiled sympathetically. " I ' m sure they ' re a little jealous. After all, none of them have ever done what you have. "
Taffy sighed. " Shawnie says that my going to Hollywood makes them feel like big fat nothings. Do you think that ' s true? "
" Probably, but you can ' t let that bother you, sweetheart. You have a wonderful future as an actress, and someday they ' ll all be bragging that they knew you in school. Just you wait and see. "
But what about now? Taffy wanted to ask as she headed upstairs to her room. Someday was a long way away. She thought about what had happened during the day. Her overhearing The Fabulous Five talking behind her back. Laura McCall ' s pretending to gag and giggling with her friends when Taffy told her homeroom about Hollywood. Taffy ' s finding out that Kimm Taylor had practically stolen her best friend while she was gone. And now, the scene at Bumpers.
I don ' t want to wait for someday, she thought miserabl y. I want kids to like me now.
CHAPTER FIVE
F or the next couple of days Taffy bit her tongue every time she was tempted to mention Hollywood or Raven Blaine or anything else about making a movie. It was more difficult than she had expected, but it was the only solution she could come up with to keep people from thinking she was bragging.
She sighed every time she looked at her bulletin board at the clipping from the Hollywood newspaper of her and Raven Blaine, or at the gold star necklace that Raven had given her. But she didn ' t wear the necklace to school again. It would just remind me of things that I ' m better off not thinking about, she told herself.
On Friday Cory asked if he could walk her home after school so they could make plans for their date that evening. Before they had even left the school grounds, Cory had told her that he would come by at six-thirty and that they would be doubling with Shawnie and Craig.
With that settled Taffy linked arms with Cory for the rest of the walk home, sauntering along as slowly as possible. She wanted to make the time with him last, even though she knew her mother would be sitting in the car in the Sinclair driveway, impatiently tapping her fingertips against the steering wheel and watching the hands on her wristwatch move closer to the time Taffy ' s acting lesson was to begin.
" You ' re awfully quiet. What are you thinking about? " asked Cory. " I hope it ' s not Raven Blaine. "
" Raven Blaine! " Taffy echoed. Her heart began to pound. " Why would I be thinking about him? "
Cory looked down at her, a tiny frown creasing his face. " I heard that you told everybody at Bumpers a few days ago that Raven Blaine was totally cool. "
" That ' s not what I said, " Taffy argued. " I never ever said he was totally cool. What I said was that he was a really nice person, that ' s all. "
" Okay, okay, " said Cory. " I didn ' t mean to come off sounding jealous. "
" That ' s okay, " said Taffy, but her heart was still pounding. Did Cory su spect how she felt about Raven?
" So, what were you thinking about? " he asked.
Taffy squinted up at Cory in the bright sunlight. " I was just dreading going to my acting class, " she said. " My mother is determined to make me into an actress. "
" I thought you liked acting, " said Cory.
" Don ' t get me wrong. I do like acting, but I ' d also like to have more time for other things— " she flashed him a big
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