Fabulous Five 017 - Celebrity Auction by Betsy Haynes Page A

keep their fingers crossed for good luck. Melanie had
even crossed her eyes until Katie playfully hit her behind the head to
straighten them out.
    "Bethy, you got a letter!" shouted Alicia. She was
holding an enormous white envelope and jumping up and down.
    "Let me have that!" said Beth, grabbing for it.
Alicia twirled and scampered under the table. "Mom-m-m!" Beth
pleaded.
    "Alicia, give your sister her letter," said Mrs.
Barry without looking up from the recipe she was reading. Alicia crawled out
from under the table with her lower lip covering her upper one and handed it to
Beth.
    Beth looked at the return address. It was an official Brain
Damage envelope with their emblem on it and everything!
    "WOW! It's from Trevor Morgan. He's answered already."
Turning, Beth went running to her bedroom where she could read the letter in
private.
    Beth flopped down on her bed and held the envelope to her
chest with both hands. Trevor had answered her! The envelope was so big it had
to contain an autographed picture. He didn't think her request for something to
auction was silly after all. She sat up quickly and carefully tore open the
flap, trying not to damage the envelope's contents.
    Inside was a picture of the Brain Damage band signed by
every member and a separate picture of Trevor Morgan. The bold signature on his
was the most beautiful handwriting she had ever seen. The pictures were
accompanied by a letter and four coupons for free tickets to any Brain Damage
concert.
    Beth's hands were shaking as she spread the letter out and
read it.
    Dear Beth ,
    She shivered at the thought of his calling her "dear
Beth."
    I very much appreciated receiving your letter. It made my
day.
    I was sorry to hear about how someone did so much damage
to your school. It's a shame there are people like that in the world. I want
you to know how much I admire you and your friends for what you are doing to
help repair the situation. It's just what I would expect from The Fabulous
Five.
    It's also a shame that some of the adults are putting all
you kids in the same category. I can certainly understand how you feel. It's
not fair. Some people think all rockers are the same , too , but we
don't all play hard rock and get into trouble. Some of us are quite wholesome
fellows , and proud of it. It's just that not everyone takes the time to
understand the other person. We need to look below the surface sometimes and
find out what really is going on inside of others.
    Tell the students at Wakeman , for me , not
to let other people's opinions shape their view of themselves. Tell them to
stick by the things they believe in , and sooner or later other people
will recognize the good in their actions. I'll be pulling for them on the day
of the auction , and I know you'll do well.
    Beth , I must close for now. As you can see, I am
enclosing a few things for your auction. I hope they are satisfactory. With
regard to the four coupons for our concert , they are for the auction.
When we are playing in your town again , I expect The Fabulous Five to be
my special guests.
    Trevor Morgan
    Beth rolled over and clutched the letter to her. She thought
she would die of ecstasy. Trevor Morgan thought their auction was a great thing
and wanted The Fabulous Five to be his special guests at his next concert. She
popped up off the bed. She had to call Jana, Melanie, Christie, and Katie right
away.
     
    Beth was the first person to reach school the next morning.
Mr. Bartosik, the head custodian, waved to her as he carried a trash can around
to the back of the building, and she was tempted to show Trevor Morgan's letter
to him just to have someone to show it to.
    Shortly, however, kids started coming down the sidewalks
leading to Wakeman Junior High, and she saw Jana and Katie hurrying toward her.
She hopped up and down and waved the letter at them.
    "I can't wait to see it!" said Jana. "Is it
in Trevor's handwriting?"
    "His signature is," answered Beth. "It's not
one of those stamp