I dedicate this book to my W.E.S. teachers and friends.

Chapter 1 Introduction

It again, started with my very annoying sister Nancy. She said that Easter Bunny is not real because last year she stayed up really late doing her homework and saw no sign of the Easter Bunny. Only thing she saw was that a shadow put an Easter egg into my basket. And you may ask who the "my" is, right? Just in case you did not know it's me "Stella Ribecca".

Okay, sorry for interrupting. Let's get back to my sister Nancy.

Chapter 2 Breaking the News

As I was about to talk more about Nancy, the door slammed open.

"Hey Stella, want to hear the exciting news on our street?!" She cried.

"Sure," I said, "But what's the news?"

"Oh well, "she laughed, "It's something about the Easter Bunny."

My eyes glowed really brightly, "The Easter Bunny?" I gasped.

Just then, the door opened and closed again, my dad came bouncing in. "Hey girls, whatcha doing?" He said.

"Ha!" Nancy laughed again.

"We're just talking about the E something." I said.

"What E thing?" My dad shouted, he looked a bit angry, "None sense."

"Oh, Stella is totally wrong!" Nancy hissed.

"No!" I yelled.

"Yes!"

"NO!!"

"YES!!!"

"NOOO!!!!"

"Girls, Stop the Fighting RIGHT NOOW!!" Our dad screamed.

"Okay Okay," said Nancy. "But Stella's still wrong!"

"No......" I said in a puffy voice.

"But guys," dad said, "You know that you are not allowed to fight in this house, right?"

"Right!" "Right!" We said.

"But it's really an emergency, and Stella's still wrong!" Nancy repeated.

"How about this, dad. I need to tell you what is the truth." I said, "So first Nancy came in the room and told me 'Hey Stella, want to hear some news about our street?' That's what she said."

"Oh no, OH NO, Stella's......" Nancy struggled.

"I'm really sorry, Nancy." Dad said, "Because I heard you saying it to Stella just a few minutes ago, you cannot tell a lie. So you cannot receive any Easter presents or attend any Easter parties. I will pick you up and take you home directly to do your homework. Is that OK?"

Nancy's eyes started to be filling with tears. She cried, "I'm not even 1% okay with it, I'm 0% OK with it!"

I tried to cheer her up but it wouldn't work. She kept crying harder and harder until dad left.

Nancy stopped crying and said,"Uh! That's all your fault, Stella! You made me in so big trouble, that I'm going to make you in A BIG TROUBLE TOO!!"

"Well, It's actually all your fault, because you told the lie and I just told the truth what I really heard." I explained. "I think dad is right, you'll have to be grounded for two weeks or so."

"Stella, have you forgot what I told you last year that Easter Bunny is not real, only your family give the treats and toys you've never seen before. They act like the Easter Bunny." said Nancy.

"Nancy, remember what you told me this morning," I exclaimed,"You said the word 'Easter Bunny' something news?"

"Well, that was by accident." Nancy replied in a mysterious face.

I stared at Nancy for seconds, "Are you...are you lying again?"

But Nancy didn't say anything, she just stared me back angrily and walked out of the room.

I was silent for a moment, then sat at my desk, took out my notebook and started to write a diary what happened this morning.

Chapter 3 Preparing for Easter

When I almost finished my diary, there was a whisper at the door, "Stella Ribecca, it's almost Easter. Have you prepared for the Easter treats?"

I smiled, "That was my mom." I thought.

When my mom came in, she said, "Why is Nancy crying so loudly, did you mess up anything with her?"

"No, she was crying because Dad said she has to be grounded for 2 weeks."

"But you can still make some treats to Nancy." Mom added.

"But I can't, because Dad said she is grounded."

"But you still have to make some treats because the Easter Bunny is coming to town tomorrow night."

"Oh, really? The Easter Bunny is coming to town?" I was really excited when she said that.

So when my Mom left, I made two presents for the Easter Bunny, four candies for Nancy and seven roses that says 'Happy Easter' for Dad and Mom. When I have almost done with the presents, Dad called "It's time for dinner!"

Chapter 4 Exciting News

After dinner, I was really excited. Because the Easter Bunny will arrive tomorrow, and I've already prepared two big presents for her.

When I closed my eyes for a rest, my dad was already outside getting the mail. As soon as he came back, mom asked, "Did you get any good news?"

"Oh, yes! I did!" Dad exclaimed, "Stella and Nancy, you guys are going to be so excited. The Easter Bunny will go to our town first, it will come to our house tomorrow night."

"Hurray!" I jumped up from my seat, "I can meet the Easter Bunny tomorrow night!"

But Nancy did not feel excited, she just sat on her chair calmly.

"What's wrong with you, Nancy?" I asked.

"Nothing...I am just sad because I'm grounded." She murmured, "And that's all."

"She looks so weird today." I thought.

After dinner, I went to do my homework as fast as I can because every family member needs to write a note to the Easter Bunny.

When we all arrived at the table, Dad passed out the papers and we started to write except Nancy. She just sat there looking at what we were writing.

"Nancy, aren't you supposed to write?" Dad asked.

"I'm not feeling good enough to write." Nancy answered.

"How weird?" I whispered to my Mom, "Nancy is always talking and laughing, but today, she's not."

"Yeah," Mom whispered back to me, "Maybe she has a secret and she doesn't want to tell us. Let's keep looking for clues."

Chapter 5 Looking for CLUES

"Hey Mom, how did you guess she has a secret?" I asked.

"Well, that all happened after dinner when we went to our own rooms to get ready. I was walking toward to her room, then I spotted her in the bathroom. She said 'do not come in my room', then closed the door. So I thought she was having a secret. Try to find out from your sister. I wish you all be happy." Mom explained to me.

"Ok, I see." I nodded, "Let's get back to our notes."

When we were done, it was almost bedtime, but not for me. I planned to sneak into Nancy's room and figure out her secret. After she slept, I tiptoed to her room and opened the door really quietly. I went to her desk to explore, there, I saw a folded paper marked "TOP SECRET". I took the paper and left her room rapidly.

As soon as I was back to my room, I jumped on my bed, took a flashlight, open the paper and started to read. It said "I have a special secret, the bunny Dad read in the newspaper is not real, the other real Easter Bunny is Tata. Only I know her because I am her friend and she is from the moon."

I was so surprised! But I didn't want to let Nancy know that I have the paper. I hid it under my pillow and fell asleep.

Chapter 6 Getting in Trouble

Next morning, when I woke up. I was shocked! I lifted my pillow, but the paper disappeared!

Just then, I felt like crying. I thought that my Mom or Dad or Nancy might have taken it, especially my Mom, cause she comes to my room every night to see if I'm sleeping.

I got dressed quickly, brushed my teeth and washed my face as fast as I could. I checked my clock, "Oh, my! It was already 9 o'clock!" I ran down to breakfast, I saw Nancy with someone else sitting beside her and she had the paper on her lap!

I found out the person sitting beside Nancy was her best friend Abby. They were whispering something to each other. As soon as Nancy saw me, she laughed at me and made a mean face, she teased, "Good morning, Stella, you know now that Abby is with me. You cannot get over our secrets."

"Wow, Nancy really knew that I took the paper." I thought, "Nancy has told Dad, Mom and even Abby."

As I was thinking, Dad came over to me. He seemed a little bit angry,"What have you done to Nancy, Stella?"

"I just went to get her paper because I want to figure out what her secret is." I explained.

"Stella, remember this: you keep your hands on your stuff and Nancy keeps her hands on her stuff. Get it?"

I nodded.

Then Mom came over and said, "Stella, if you want to figure out Nancy's secret, you can ask her instead of stealing something from her. You're sister, you should be kind and honest to each other."

"I know, I'm going to say sorry to Nancy."I replied.