It's Called Being Sassy

Feeling Small

The picnic is going well enough even though everyone knows Quinn and Marcy are still mad at each other.

Maddie looks at Stevie. "Want to help me push Beth on the swings?"

Stevie blinks his big blue eyes. He's surprised. One because she's so pretty and two because he saw her kiss Dante. "Okay."

She gets up and picks up Beth. "Come on, baby."

Sarah takes Nancy's arm and drags her to Dante. "We can take the twins to the seesaw."

"Seesaw?" Dante says in his broken English.

"That thing." She points.

He nods.

Nancy rolls her eyes and picks up Mally. "We'll be right back. Her flirting is going to go disastrously."

"I like you the best." Marcy gives Mickey to Sarah.

Sarah pouts. "But I'm me!"

"Get over there with your fast tail. I'll tell Chris and Nicky you're tryna get like me."

"I am!" Sarah dances away.

Mari pales. "What?!"

"Watch her." Marcy raises her brows.

"I am!"

"Sam, would you like a cherry?" Quinn asks loudly.

"I wouldn't do it, Samson. Witches always poison fruit." Marcy glares at her sister.

Mercedes facepalms as Stacie and Nic giggle.

Mike leans back with his arm over his face while Puck tries to keep his laughter to himself.

Tina's mouth rounds as Sam tries to defuse the situation. "It's okay, Marcy. Cherries are my favorite fruit."

"I know. It's not your fault you have something in common with that-" Marcy starts.

"Marcy!" Laura spits.

Marcy leans on Mal.

Who rubs her back. "It's okay, baby. One day we're going to be far away from them."

"Why?" Mercedes is hurt.

"We don't like you."

"Shut up, Tiny Tim!" Mike barks.

"And yet I'm taller than you."

Mike jumps up but Mercedes throws herself on his legs.

"Leave him alone!" The siblings are surprised that Marcy is talking to Mike.

Mike's hurt now. "Me?!"

Mal is overjoyed. "Yeah, you, shortie!"

"Damn..." Marc whistles lowly. "Never thought I'd see the day she'd turn on the squirt."

Laura side-eyes him before getting up. "You need a timeout!"

"What?!" Mal and Marcy are outraged.

"All of you! You two go see your twins! You three go see Beth!"

"But-!" Mercedes doesn't even understand how she's in trouble.

"Go! Now!"

The five get up and walk off.

Laura sighs. Being the oldest sucks.

Brittany bursts into tears.

"What's wrong, Britt?" Artie wipes away her tears.

"They're yelling and being mean and now they're in trouble!"

He can't refute that. "That's how siblings are. Li and I fight."