Harriet Bright in a Pickle by Claire Craig Read Free Book Online

– for ME?’ shouted Harriet Bright.
    â€˜Yes!’ said Melly Fanshawe. ‘It’s Best Friend’s Day today! Like Mother’s Day and Father’s Day and Left-Hander’s Day, only much much better. It can be any day of the week.’
    â€˜Really and truly?’ asked Harriet Bright.
    â€˜Yes,’ said Melly Fanshawe. ‘Mum made a chocolate cake yesterday so she said I needed a special occasion to eat it.’
    â€˜So Reece Thomas isn’t your new best friend?’ asked Harriet Bright.
    â€˜Oh no,’ said Melly Fanshawe. ‘Boys are smelly.’ She paused. ‘But sometimes they know really excellent balloon shops.’
    â€˜And this was the secret?’ said Harriet Bright.
    Melly Fanshawe nodded. ‘And I kept it all to myself. Mum said if you can keep a secret then the surprise is even bigger and better!’
    And it was true, because all at once Harriet Bright felt very happy.
    Melly Fanshawe was still her very best friend in the whole world and this
    secret secret
    was thesecret
    she had
    never
    known.