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Felicity andCory, who looked at them and started laughing.

    â€œWhat’s their problem?” Bess asked from the middle of the line.
    â€œThey’re just jealous,” Deirdre said.
    All of a sudden Nancy had a peculiar feeling. She hoped Deirdre was right.

chaPTER TEN
Who Would Have Guessed?
    This is it,
Nancy thought as she quickly stepped through the narrow curtain opening and onto the runway. Bess, George, and Quincy were right behind her. Deirdre wanted to be last so she would get the most applause.
    Just as the bright lights hit her, Nancy smiled, thinking there would be thunderous applause. Instead, there was loud laughter, and Nancy wondered what in the world was wrong.
    Maybe it’s just happy laughter,

    Nancy thought as she continued to smile and walk the way Nicole had taught them.
    When Nancy was almost to the end of the runway, though, she was sure they weren’t laughing with her.
    At the end of the runway, out of most of the bright lights, Nancy could now see into the audience. People weren’t just laughing, they were pointing, too!
    You don’t understand fashion,
Nancy thought. She held her head high. She was glad she was part of this international fashion show.
    Nancy made her turn to head back to the stage, and right away she knew what was making everyone laugh. Bess, George, Quincy, and Deirdre all had bright orange faces! They looked like pumpkin heads. Nancy was sure she looked like one too!
    How did this happen?
Nancy wondered.
    Then all of a sudden the pieces of the puzzle fit.
    Finally Nancy reached the opening in the curtain, went through it, and, when she was totally out of sight of the audience, exhaled.
    What a mean, terrible thing to do!
Nancy thought.
    As the rest of the show continued, Bess, George, Quincy, and Deirdre rushed over to her.
    â€œWhy are our faces orange?” Deirdre demanded. “My career is ruined!”
    â€œYou were right, Nancy,” George said.
    â€œI still can’t believe it,” Bess added.
    â€œWhat are you two talking about?” Quincy asked.
    Just then Nicole came over to them. “Oh, I’m so sorry! I don’t know what happened. There must have been some mix-up—or maybe the makeup is just old!”
    Nancy and the Crew Clue just looked at her for a few moments, and then Nancy said, “Really? I don’t think that’s it at all, Nicole. I think you did it on purpose. The only question is
Why.
”
    â€œWhat do you mean?” Nicole said. “Are you accusing me of all the pranks?”
    â€œThat’s exactly what we’re doing, Nicole,” Bess said.
    â€œWe had already searched those lockers where you found the missing clothes,” George said. “That couldn’t have been where they were hidden.”
    â€œThat gave you away,” Nancy added, “but I guess we just didn’t want to believe it.”
    â€œWell, I … I …,” Nicole started to say, and then she burst into tears. “It’s not my fault. Mymother is a wonderful designer, and Juliana won’t …”
    â€œGirls! Girls! It’s incredible!”
    Everyone turned. Juliana was hurrying toward them. With her was Mrs. Corwin, Mrs. Ramirez, and a woman Nancy didn’t recognize.
    â€œWe’re sorry, Juliana,” Nancy said. “We were just talking about …”
    â€œSorry? Sorry for
what
?” Juliana said. “This was the grandest fashion show I’ve ever put on! Several buyers from stores around the world are going to carry my Rhes! line of clothing.”
    Nancy and the others looked at one another.
    â€œReally?” Nancy said.
    â€œBut what about the orange makeup?” Deirdre asked.
    â€œThat was a fantastic idea,” the woman said.
    â€œOh, I’m sorry, students. This is Sophia Napoli,” Juliana said. “She’s the editor of
Fashion Plate
magazine, and she’s going to do a story about my Rhes!