‘Great!’ She shook off her heels and rushed over to the bed. ‘I think I have the perfect thing in here that will look amazing with your beautiful red hair,’ she announced, clothes flying across the room as she made her way through the pile. ‘Wait until they find out I’m bringing you, Flick Royale of Hotel Royale!’
I sat in a daze. I had a feeling that she thought I was a bit more important than I was.
And there was nothing wrong with just going along with it, was there?
I need my lip gloss back
I haven’t got your lip gloss, Ella. You were using it today
Not that one. My berry one. I lent it to you weeks ago
Yeah and I gave it right back. I just wanted to see if it really smelled like berries. I didn’t actually use it
If you’ve lost it, you should buy me a new one. It will go perfectly with the green top
I’ve got to go, talk later
I stole Ella’s lip gloss
The one she’s looking for? Grace, you need to give it back, she thinks I have it
I know, she texted me saying you were refusing to give it back. Then I realised what had happened. I can’t give it back. I donated it to Battersea Dogs Home
You donated a LIP GLOSS to Battersea Dogs Home?!
Grace, do you know what Battersea Dogs Home is??
It was by accident. I donated them my cardigan and it was in the pocket
You donated a CARDIGAN? Grace, it’s a DOGS HOME
Dogs get cold too
You’re going to have to buy her a new one. She’ll get really angry. You know what she’s like
Yeah. The other day she yelled at me because I bought a polka dot pencil case and she has a polka dot pencil case. I had to return it
Grace, I’ve gotta go. I’m on my way to . . . well, an important dinner
Your life is so amazing. You get to spend evenings going to posh dinners. I, meanwhile, have to spend the evening cleaning out my tortoise hutch
You have a tortoise??
I never told you about Bruce? He was a birthday present a couple of years ago from my uncle who owns a tortoise shelter in New Zealand. He’s getting really big now. The other day he ate my eyelash curler thinking it was a leaf
How can you mistake an eyelash curler for a LEAF??
I dunno. Ask Bruce
Grace. You are so weird.
But you really make me laugh
Thanks! Have a good night. Bruce says “WASSUP!” (joking. Tortoises can’t talk. I made that up)
Thanks for clarifying. Night, Grace x
Up until two years ago when I stopped trying, I was the lead in all the school plays. And obviously now I wouldn’t be seen dead auditioning for whatever lame production my school puts on next but, I have to admit, being in the spotlight was quite a lot of fun, and sometimes I do consider returning to the stage, but then I realise that doing so would mean spending a LOT of time with the drama club and, no offence to them, but they areexhausting.
