A week later, Margarita is inside the organization office sitting on a large office chair behind her desk as Mary, Barry, Tomas, Tonio and Marilyn surrounding her talking with her. Suddenly there is a tap at the door. “Grandma,” Nancy’s voice says. Margarita, Mary, Barry, Tomas, Tonio and Marilyn turn and look towards the doorway.
The Dianettes excitingly come into the office carrying large shopping bags. They approach Margarita, Barry, Mary, Tomas, Tonio and Marilyn as Margarita says, “Wow, you girls are in a good mood today.”
“We sure are,” Charlotte smiles and says. Charlotte turns to the rest of the Dianettes and says, “Well tell them girls.”
“Tell us what?” Mary asks. “What’s going on?”
“Guess what,” Miranda says. “We went to Manhattan and purchased this beautiful yellow material.”
“Beautiful yellow material?”
“Yeah,” Lonna says. “Check it out.” Lonna excitingly reaches into one of the shopping bags and pulls out a large shiny yellow material as Charlotte excitingly reaches into another shopping bag and pulls out a different shiny yellow material. Mary, Barry, Tomas, Tonio and Marilyn come from around the desk and look on as Margarita gets up from her chair. Margarita goes around to the front of the desk next to Tomas as she, Tomas, Mary, Barry, Tonio and Marilyn puzzled look at the yellow materials.
Lonna, Miranda, Kelly and Bernice unfold the large yellow material of the other shopping bag and spread out as they spread out the material. Nancy and Charlotte unfold the other yellow material and spread out as they spread out the material. They all start to hold the materials up. Nancy excitingly turns to Margarita, Tomas, Mary, Barry, Tonio and Marilyn and says, “Well, what do you all think about these materials?”
“Well,” Margarita says, “the materials are very beautiful girls. But what are the materials for?”
“It’s for Diane.”
“Diane?” Margarita, Mary, Barry, Tomas, Tonio and Marilyn say.
“Yeah.”
“What do these materials have to do with Diane?” Barry asks.
“We’re planning to have this material made into a corset,” Miranda says.
“You’re planning to have this material made into a corset?” Mary asks.
“Yeah.”
“A corset for what?” Tomas asks.
“For Diane to wear,” Charlotte says.
“For Diane to wear?”
“Yeah,” Lonna says. “We’re planning to have this entire material made into a beautiful corset, shirt, skirt and pants so we can put it on Diane and have her wear it when she sings in the music video.”
“What?” Margarita, Mary, Barry, Tomas, Tonio and Marilyn say.
“Wait a minute,” Margarita says. “Am I hearing this right? You all are planning to have this material made into a corset outfit, so you can put it on Diane and have her wear it in the music video?”
“That’s right Grandma Margarita,” Bernice says. “We’re going to dress her in it.”
“Oh really?”
“Yeah.”
“How come?” Marilyn asks.
“So she can advertise the corset outfit while she performs in it,” Kelly said.
“Advertise the corset outfit while she performs in it?”
“Yeah.”
“Oh I get it,” Tonio says. “You all want Diane to model in the corset outfit at the same time she’s performing in the music video?”
“Exactly Daddy,” Nancy says. “And we want to put matching yellow bows in her hair for when she sings in the music video.”
“Matching yellow bows?”
“Yeah.”
“Why?”
“Because the matching yellow bows will look so cute on her while she’s wearing the corset outfit Uncle Tonio,” Miranda says.
“It will?”
“Yeah.”
“Do any of you even know Diane’s measurements?” Margarita asks.
“We don’t know her exact measurements yet because we don‘t have a tape measure. Once we get the tape measure, we’ll be able to take Diane’s measurement and make the outfit for her.”
“Wow this is so exciting!” Lonna says.
“It is!” Kelly says. “Wow I can‘t wait til we make this material into a corset outfit and put it on Diane.”
“Me either!” Charlotte says.
“Now hold on girls,” Tomas says. “Wait just a minute here. Does Diane know about this?”
“No, we didn’t get a chance to tell her yet Grandpa.”
“What? You mean you didn’t let her in on this?”
“Not yet, Grandpa Tomas,” Lonna says.
“So far, she’s totally unaware of this great terrific plan that you all have in store for her, huh.”
“That‘s right Grandpa,” Nancy says. “Diane doesn’t know about this yet. We just wanted to hurry and purchase the material and get it made for her, that‘s all.”
“Well you know we’re gonna have to see the outfit and check it out before you all even put it on Diane.”
“Of course you all get to see the outfit before we put it on Diane Grandpa. You all will be the first to see it.”
“Yeah as a matter of fact, you all can come with us later and watch the material be made into the outfit,” Miranda says.
“Watch the material be made into the outfit?” Margarita says.
“Yeah.”
“Well this, I got to see.”
“Me too,” Marilyn says
“Well that settles it then,” Nancy says. “But before we get the outfit made, we got to go buy a tape measure.”
“You’re going to buy a tape measure now?” Mary asks.
“Yeah right now.”
Lonna turns to the rest of the Dianettes and says, “Come on girls. We better hurry and buy the tape measure so we can get this material started so the outfit can be done by the time Diane does the music video.”
The Dianettes excitingly turn to Mary, Barry, Margarita, Tomas, Tonio and Marilyn as Nancy says, “We‘ll be right back.” Nancy and the rest of the Dianettes turn and excitingly hurry towards the doorway with the yellow materials and shopping bags. They then hurry into the hallway and leave the room.
Margarita, Barry, Mary, Tomas, Tonio and Marilyn puzzled stare at the doorway. They turn their heads to each other as Tonio says, “You remember when all the girls were little, and they used to love dressing up their little dollies with different clothe outfits and put bows and ribbons on their dollies’ hairs?”
“Yeah we all remember that,” Barry says.
“Well I don’t think they’ve outgrown it. I think they’re still doing the same thing, instead of doing it with dolls, they’re doing it with Diane. I think they just adopted Diane as their personal doll,” Tonio smiles and says.
“I think so too Tonio,” Margarita smiles and says. “I think so too.” They all smile and laugh a little.
Later on that day, Diane D and Michael are in the organization office. Margarita approaches Diane D and Michael and says, “Hey you two.”
“Hi Grandma,” Michael says.
“Hey Grandma,” Diane D says. “What’s up?”
“Diane,” Margarita says. “Remember when you used to wear bows in your hair?”
“Yeah I remember Grandma. Why?”
“Because get ready. All the girls came to me, your mom, your dad, your grandfather, your uncle Tonio and your Aunt Marilyn earlier today and told us all, that they’re planning to dress you up in a yellow corset outfit they’re going to have made for when you sing in the music video.”
“What?” Diane D puzzled says. “The girls told you all, that they’re planning to dress me up in a yellow corset outfit they’re going to have made for when I sing in the music video?”
“They sure did. They also said they’re planning to put matching yellow bows in your hair to go with the outfit.”
“What?” Diane D says. “Matching yellow bows?”
“That’s
what they told us. Isn‘t that exciting?”
“Exciting?”
“Well the girls think it’s exciting.”
“They do?”
“Yeah. How ‘bout you? Do you think it‘s exciting to have bows put back in your hair?”
“Grandma, I haven’t worn hair bows in my hair since I was around eleven years old.”
“Well how would you like to start wearing them again?”
“Me, wear hair bows again? Seriously Grandma?”
“Yes Diane. The girls said they’re planning to dress you in one of their yellow corset outfits and put yellow bows in your hair.”
“So what the girls wanna do, is have Diane look like a little flower girl, huh?” Michael smiles and says.
“Flower girl?” Margarita smiles and says. “I don’t know about all that Michael. They’re planning to start having the outfit made very soon.”
“Oh yeah?” Diane D says.
“Yeah.” Margarita puts her arm around Diane D‘s shoulders and says, “Come on Diane. Let’s go see what the girls got.”
“Okay Grandma.” Diane D, Margarita and Michael turn and walk away as Diane D puts her arm around Margarita.
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Chapter 20
The Soda Challenge