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polish-a-thon and people donated money each time we polished someone’s nails?”
    â€œYou can do that, but wouldn’t it be easier if you just asked for a donation from the person who was getting their nails done instead?” Bethany asked.
    That was a lot like charging money, it seemed to Aly, and Mom had said no charges for Sparkle Spa services. Just donations. But maybe this would be different, if it was just for one day.
    Aly knew she’d have to compose a list to convince Mom. She’d come up with the list later. Right now they had the rest of the soccer team to do.
    But then Bethany said, “I’ve been thinking about a manicure, too. But maybe not the same one Jenica has.”
    â€œHey! I like my color,” Jenica said.
    Bethany shrugged. “It’s nice, but I want something different.”
    Brooke jumped up. “I know—Up the Lavender to the Roof.” She ran over to the polish display and pulled down a bottle of a really light lavender shade, with dark lavender sparkles. “Cool, right?” she said, handing it to Bethany.
    â€œActually, it is pretty awesome. Can you do it?”
    Aly looked at her purple polka-dot watch again. Adding this manicure would mess up their schedule a bit, but if she finished up Jenica’s toes especially quickly and then started on Bethany’s hands while Brooke was finishing up her feet, it just might work.
    â€œOkay. We can do it,” she said.
    Jenica leaned back in her pedicure chair and pressed the little button that activated the back massage built into the chair. Bethany did the same. “So,do you think Woodrow Wilson is going to be a tough school to beat?” Bethany asked Jenica.
    Jenica shrugged. “As long as Maxie and Joelle keep assisting each other up near the goal, I think we can handle it. Plus, remember, we have sparkle power,” she said, wiggling her toes.
    â€œWhat do you think?” Aly began. “Would the soccer team and their sparkle power want to help out if we get my mom to agree to the polish-a-thon?”
    â€œLet’s find out when the rest of the team gets here,” Jenica said.
    Just then Brooke and Aly’s mom came into the Sparkle Spa to refill the mini-fridge with water. “Find out what?” she asked.
    Aly sighed. She wasn’t ready to ask Mom about the polish-a-thon. But Brooke started talking immediately.
    â€œWe want to hold a bake sale and polish-a-thonto raise money for Paws for Love,” she said. And then she blurted out the whole plan. It wasn’t the way Aly would have explained it, but Brooke got the point across.
    When Brooke finished, Aly held her breath.
    Mom pressed her lips together for a second. It was one of the things she did when she was trying to make a decision. She loaded the mini-fridge and didn’t say anything for a while. “You know,” she finally said, “I think that would be great for True Colors to do too. Why don’t we have a polish-a-thon for kids in the Sparkle Spa and one for adults in True Colors? Then we’d raise even more money, and maybe get newspaper coverage too.
    â€œWe can put flyers up all over town. It would give us a leg up over that Princess Polish shop that’s supposed to open across the street next month.” Mom barely took a break before continuing: “As far as thebake sale and the doggie treats are concerned, you’re going to have to ask Joan. That’s up to her. Let’s discuss this more later. Right now I have to go paint Miss Nina’s nails. I’ll talk to her about this plan too—I know she’s very involved in the shelter.”
    Mom headed back into the main salon.
    The girls were speechless. That was the quickest Mom had ever agreed to anything . Aly didn’t even have to make a list! And Mom wanted True Colors to get involved too! And be in the newspaper! And put posters up all over town!
    They’d have to check with Paws for Love