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when the sound of low, angry voices stopped her. She put her ear against the door and heard her parents. They were at it again.
    â€œI worked all day for nothing!” her father snapped.
    â€œWell, that’s not my fault!” her mother barked back.
    Sadie couldn’t stand it anymore. Why were they always bickering? Why couldn’t they get along?
    â€œHey, Sadie…where’s that popcorn? Commercial’s over!” Jenna called.
    Kylie was the one who noticed Sadie frozen at the kitchen door, clutching the bowl to her chest and eavesdropping. “You okay, Sadie?” she called.
    Just then, the tears welled in the corners of her eyes and Sadie couldn’t stop them from spilling down her cheeks. She didn’t want her friends to think she was a baby, but she couldn’t help crying. She felt like her heart was breaking in two.
    â€œNo, I’m not okay!” she sobbed, flinging the empty bowl to the floor. “My parents are getting a divorce!”

Sadie’s friends tried to calm her down, but it was no use. She was inconsolable.
    â€œI think you should talk to your parents and tell them how worried you are,” Kylie told her.
    No way! The last thing she needed tonight was more family drama. She was grateful when her mom went upstairs and slammed the door to her bedroom while her father retreated to his home office. Neither of them noticed how upset she was or suspected she had overheard.
    â€œEven if your parents do split up, it’ll be okay,” Jenna insisted. “My mom does a great job raising us all by herself.”
    â€œI don’t want my parents to split up,” Sadie sniffled. “I want us to be the same happy family we were before!”
    â€œMaybe you will be.” Lexi put an arm around her. “Maybe things will get better.”
    â€œOr maybe they’ll get worse…just like the snowstorm!” Sadie replied.
    It was after midnight before she finally fell asleep. The girls were all joking and complaining about Jenna’s loud snoring, but Sadie found it soothing—kind of like the sound of an electric mixer on low speed. At least it took her mind off her problems.
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    The next morning, the gray storm clouds rolled away to reveal a bright blue sky. Sadie woke up and rubbed her eyes. They felt sore and swollen from crying. She noticed that it was 10 a.m. and she was the only one still in bed. School was closed! The girls were already dressed and in the kitchen, making phone calls and trying to convince Tyler and Corey to drive their cupcakes around the neighborhood. She hoped everyone would be too busy to bring up last night. She wanted to pretend it never happened.
    â€œMy car will never make it in two feet of snow,” Tyler replied, taking a swig of orange juice from a container in the fridge. “I don’t even think Dad’s truck could plow through that.”
    â€œYou’re gonna have to wait ’til the roads thaw out,” Corey added. He was a freshman in high school and thought he knew everything.
    â€œWhen will that be?” Kylie asked.
    â€œOh, I dunno. Maybe May or June?” He chuckled.
    â€œNot funny,” Sadie said, shuffling into the kitchen. “We have to get the cupcakes delivered.”
    Kylie nodded. “Your sis has spoken. Morning, Sadie!”
    As Kylie had predicted, school was closed until the roads could reopen. “We’re kinda trapped here for a few hours,” Lexi filled her in. “Nothing can go out or come in.”
    â€œWhich means we have the perfect opportunity to make a video for Battle of the Bakers ,” Kylie suggested. “We have it all planned out already—Jenna kept us up with her snoring!”
    â€œI can’t help it.” Jenna shrugged. “My sister says I sound like a lawn mower.”
    Sadie interrupted: “Electric mixer, actually. Your snoring put me to sleep.”
    â€œNot me!” Lexi