The next morning Billie gets up early. There is so much to do!
‘What’s our plan for today?’ Grandma asks over breakfast.
‘Shoe shopping!’ says Billie.
‘Great,’ says Grandma. ‘I love shopping for shoes!’
Billie and Grandma go into Grandma’s bedroom. Billie tries on all the shoes in the wardrobe. Pink ones, sparkly ones, boots and sandals.
Finally Billie finds the perfect shoes. They are exactly the same purple as Billie’s T-shirt. They are a teensy bit big, but Billie doesn’t mind.
Billie and Grandma pay Mr Fred, who is the shopkeeper.
Billie crosses Shopping-new shoes off her list.
‘What’s next?’ asks Grandma.
‘Going to the movies,’ says Billie.
‘Hmm, OK,’ says Grandma. ‘How about I get my neighbour to pick us up some DVDs? We can make popcorn!’
‘Yay!’ says Billie. She jumps up and down in excitement.
‘Glad to see you’re still my bouncy Billie,’ says Grandma. ‘Even with the chickenpox!’
Billie makes movie tickets for herself and Grandma. Then she closes all the blinds in the lounge room so it is nice and dark. Just like at the movies!
When the cinema is ready, she helps Grandma make popcorn in a big saucepan.
Billie loves watching the popcorn jump around inside the pan. Pop pop pop!
Billie and Grandma spend all week inside, but Billie never gets bored.
One morning Billie makes an adventure playground out of cushions. And that night she gets to play Waterworld - in the bath. What a mess!
On the last day of her holiday, Billie’s spots have cleared up enough for her to go outside.
Which is lucky, because it is time for Billie and Grandma to catch the plane home again.
On the plane, Billie fiddles with all the buttons on the armrest. She accidentally pushes the button to call the f light attendant.
‘Oops, sorry!’ says Billie when the woman arrives. ‘That’s all right, dear,’ says the attendant. She smiles at Billie and Grandma. ‘Are you on holiday with your grandma?’
‘Yes,’ says Billie. ‘But I got the chickenpox so I couldn’t go outside. We had to stay inside for a whole week!’
‘Oh, what a shame,’ says the attendant. ‘That must have been a pretty boring holiday.’
‘No way,’ says Billie. ‘We went to the zoo and ate ice-cream. We went shopping and I even went to Waterworld!’
‘Waterworld?’ says the attendant. ‘But I thought you stayed at home?’
‘We did,’ says Billie. ‘And I had the best holiday ever!’
The flight attendant looks confused.
But Billie and Grandma look at each other and giggle.
