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Hello, friends, and welcome to

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sleep tight stories. Libby

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arrives home soaked and

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Margarita wants nothing to do

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with her. After

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she gets dried off, they sit together

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for a while before dinner. Margarita

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gets her normal dinner of pizza after

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Libby has finished eating, and after

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a while, they head off to sleep. When

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Libby wakes up with the moon shining

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in her eyes, she realizes

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that Margarita is not in her room

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and goes to look for her.

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Margarita's midnight snack adventure.

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Libby walked in the front door of

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her house, every inch

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of her body soaking wet. Her

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feet even made a sloshing

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sound when she walked. She

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was used to the rain it rained

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almost every day where she lived before,

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but this was unplanned,

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as was the wind. She

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let out a big sigh. The

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rain had stopped as soon as

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she turned around to close the door.

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She usually carried a small umbrella

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in her book bag, but it just

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didn't seem necessary anymore until

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today. As

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usual, Margerita ran

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from her napping place to greet her at the

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door. Hi, Margarita,

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don't you think I look silly? I'm

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soaked to the bone, silly

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rain. It's like a rain

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cloud followed me home and

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decided to pounce just when I was

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out in the open, Libby said,

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in a cranky tone,

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I'm like a human poddle. Libby

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tended to exaggerate a little. Margarita

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me out and moved to butt her head

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against Libby's leg. As

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soon as she realized just

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how wet Libby was, she arched

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her back, jumped in the air,

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and ran off to hide under the covers

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of her sleeping blanket. Libby

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sighed again, Oh, I

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don't blame you, Margarita. I

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would like to run away from me right now

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too. I'll go and change

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my clothes and then we can chat

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before mom comes home and we have dinner.

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I think she made meatballs last night,

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but I know you won't eat that. Libby

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went to her room and changed into some

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warm and comfy sweats.

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Well, I guess I can't wear my favorite

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hoodie again tomorrow if it's

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soaking wet, she mumbled

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to herself. After

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hanging up her wet clothes and

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drying her hair in the bathroom, Libby

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walked out to the living room, where

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Margarita was hiding under the blanket

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on the couch. It's okay, Margarita,

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you can come out now. I am all

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dry, Libby said as she

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sat cross legged in front of the couch.

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Margarita stuck her head out and looked

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around to make sure there was

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nothing wet that would touch her. After

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she was sure the area was dry,

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she meowed and jumped down to

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get some cuddles and pets from Libby.

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I missed you today, Margarita.

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I wish you could come to school with me.

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That would be fun. I have

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some friends now, but they don't

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understand me as well as you do. Some

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of the boys are kind of mean, though, and

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they might tease you, so it's

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best if you stay home. I guess

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one boy named Billy likes

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to stick out his tongue at the people he doesn't

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like. I stop doing

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such silly things. When I was a kid,

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anyway, he stuck his tongue out at

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me. Today it doesn't bother

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me. I guess you

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would really love one of my friends.

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Her name is Susan and her dad

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is a really good cook. You

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wouldn't believe what she brought for lunch today.

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Care to guess, Margarita,

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purring loudly from Libby, petting

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her, replied with mah, no,

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it wasn't that, Libby replied.

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Margarita looked up at Libby and replied,

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h no,

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silly, it wasn't that either.

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Your father made her some pizza pockets,

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not that frozen stuff you like to eat as

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a snack. Sometimes it

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was homemade. I had

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a bite and it was super

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delicious. You would have loved

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it. It had tomato, sauce

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and cheese and some kind of meat

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stuff inside.

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Margarita pard even louder.

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A lot of my friends have started wearing

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makeup sometimes, and they invited

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me over to their house to try some. I

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might go, but I don't like makeup,

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and I don't think Mom will let me wear

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it anyway. I

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guess I just like how I look right now,

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except when I am caught in a freak

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rainstorm or when I first

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wake up in the morning. I

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guess I should go start my homework before

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Mom gets home. She might need some

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help with dinner. Did you want

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to come into my bedroom and watch me study?

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I can tell you some jokes every once in a while.

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Spaghetti and meatballs were tasty tonight,

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mom, Libby said, as she got up

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from the table. To put her plate into

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the dishwasher. I'm

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glad you liked it. Thank you for

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helping with the salad and for not

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wearing your headphones at the table, Libby's

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mom said, as she noticed Margarita

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sitting patiently by her bowl. I'm

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sorry, Margarita, Libby's mother

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said. In the rush to get our

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dinner ready, I forgot all about

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feeding you. Silly me,

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Margarita meout

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like every day. Libby's mom

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first tried to give the orange cat a

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drink of milk, but the cat

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wouldn't drink it. Then

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her mother brought her a delicious

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bowl of tuna, and again

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the orange cat would not eat

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it. Then

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she brought over a can of roast chicken

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and gravy catfood, and

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Margarita just would not eat

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it. You

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are one unusual cat,

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Libby's mother said, as she grabbed

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a slice of leftover pizza to

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heat in the microwave, setting

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the slice on the floor. Libby's

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mom watched as Margarita ate the

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pizza, licked her mouth, and

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went to the couch, where she laid

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down to rest her tummy.

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She certainly loves pizza, Libby

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said, as she grabbed an apple for dessert.

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She certainly does. I

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think we are the Pizza RHA's favorite

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customers because we buy so

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much pizza. The

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vet says she is healthy, but

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that's one strange diet,

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Libby's mother said.

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That night, when everyone was supposed

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to be fast asleep, Libby

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was woken up by the super bright moon

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that was shining down on her face. Libby

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had forgotten to close her drapes. Ugh,

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what is with the light, Libby

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said, as she squinted open her

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eyes. When she slowly

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got out of bed to close her drapes,

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she noticed Margerita was not

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curled up in her usual spot at

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the foot of the bed. Margerita,

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Margherita ppsps, Libby

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whispered as she rubbed her eyes. Margherita

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always slept with her at night, and

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though Libby knew she probably went for

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a walk every once in a while, she

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was always there whenever she woke up. Where

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could Margherita be, Libby thought. Curious.

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Libby slowly tiptoed out of her

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room, the floor under

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her feet. The

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house was super quiet, with

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only the soft ticking of the clock in

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the hallway and the occasional

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snort from her mother's room. Libby's

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mother snored. As

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she was walking, she heard

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a scratching noise. She

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followed the noise to the kitchen and

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found Margarita trying to open

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the fridge door with her little

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paw. Margarita,

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are you serious? Are you looking

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for a midnight snack? Libby

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giggled quietly. Margherita

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turned to look at her, her green

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eyes glowing in the dim light, and

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replied with a meal. Libby

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laughed and opened the fridge, the lights

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spilling out and making Margarita

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squint. Okay,

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let's see what kind of snack we might have

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here for you, Libby said, scanning

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the shell. I

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guess you don't want milk, tuna,

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or this cat food. How

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about I make you a tiny pizza. I

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think I have all the ingredients we might

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need. Maybe

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I could use a midnight snack too, and we

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could share. Sharing snacks

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is fun, Libby said, to

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the sounds of Margarita purring loudly.

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Sh Libby said, if

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you purr too loudly, you might

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wake mom up, and she has to go to

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work in the morning. Margarita

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watched with interest as Libby gathered

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the ingredients, her tail twitching

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and excitement Libby

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made the mini pizzas, put them

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on the plate, and then put them into

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the microwave. We

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don't have time for the oven to heat up, so

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we will have to use the microwave, Libby said.

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It's almost as good. After

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the microwave finished, they set

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up a mini picnic in the living room,

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spreading a blanket on the floor and

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sitting down with their snack. Libby

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broke off a piece of pizza for Margarita,

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who devoured it quickly. You

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sure are hungry, Libby said, giving

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her another larger piece to eat. Are

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you delivering pizza to another place

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in the house again? Margherita

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ate that piece a bit more slowly. This

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is our secret midnight party, Margarita.

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Just you, me and that

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way to bright Moon. Libby

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whispered, you are my best

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friend. After

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they finished eating, Libby cleaned

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up their little picnic spot. Satisfied

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with her snack, Margarita

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began to purr loudly, curling

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up on the blanket. Libby

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smiled watching her. Maybe

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we should do this more often, Margarita.

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Just up thus the stars and

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a midnight snack. But

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maybe not on a school night because

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I need my sleep, she said,

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softly, laying down beside

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Margarita and looking up at

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the ceiling as if she could see the

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night sky. Margarita

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cuddled up close to Libby and continued

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to purr, her eyes

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closed. The

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room was warm and cozy,

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filled with the gentle sounds of Margarita's

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purring. Libby felt

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her eyelids growing heavy, the

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excitement of their adventure giving

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way to the peacefulness of the night.

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Best midnight snack ever,

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she mumbled, drifting off

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to sleep with Margarita by her

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side. They

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woke up the next morning, still

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in the living room, the first

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rays of sunlight peeking through the curtains.

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Libby's mother found them there, wrapped

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in a blanket, a look of surprise

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and then amusement crossing her

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face. Looks

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like you two had quite the night, she

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said, smiling. Libby

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stretched and yawned, looking at Margherita,

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who was still snoozing peacefully.

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We did, she replied, her

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voice soft with sleep and happiness.

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Margarita and I had her own little adventure,

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I guess. Libby's

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mom gave her a hug. I'm

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happy that this silly cat found

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you that day. Me

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too, Mom, I have friends,

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but she is my best friend by far,

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Libby said as she went to the bathroom

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to get ready for her day. As

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she started her day, Libby

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knew that there would be more midnight

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snacks in the future. For

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now, though, she was just just happy

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to have Margarita her midnight

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snack buddy, her best

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friend. And

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that is the end of our story. Good

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Night, sleep tight

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only only