The Glitter Collection by Kate Maryon

Author:Kate Maryon [Kate Maryon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780008123598
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2014-10-20T04:00:00+00:00

So here I am, forced to wait on the drive for Georgie’s car. I kick the gravel. I didn’t even get to suggest a proper name for the Bean – I only thought of Dad’s. My stomach is in overdrive, churning my lunch around, making me sick.

Pip. We’re on our way! My dad just called. Did yours? He had a lucky escape today. A bomb nearly went off in his face.

I flick an angel off my arm. Please be safe, Dad. Please be safe! Please be safe!

I listen for the phone. I can’t go now. He might call. If only my mum would understand how I feel. But she never understands me. That’s Dad’s job. Not hers! I don’t see any problem with staying at home anyway. I’ll go out when I’m ready. I’m a person, I have rights; she can’t make me go!

I open the front door and peep my head inside.

“I’m not going, Mum,” I say. “Jess had a call from her dad, which means Dad might call us too, and I don’t want to miss him again. And you can’t make me go. I don’t even feel well. I’ve got a headache. I think I’m going to be sick.”

“Come on, sweetheart,” says Mum, “it’ll be good for you to get out, Mima, and Dad won’t call, I promise. It’s natural that you’re a bit nervous. But you’ll soon get over it. Next thing you know there’ll be discos and boyfriends and all sorts of things.”

She chuckles and lifts her eyebrows. My cheeks burn. My mum is gross. She is so old!

When Georgie swishes into the driveway her car tyres send gravel spitting and popping like corn. My knees tremble. I don’t want to go. Jess is in the front and squashed in the back like sardines are Tory Halligan, Sameena and Beth. Georgie makes me squeeze in next to Tory, so close I can smell the fruity shampoo on her hair.

“Yay! What fun!” says Tory, smiling at me. “I can’t think of a more fun day out.”

I ignore Mum’s wave as Georgie drives us away.

“Can we have a chat about fashion, Jemima,” says Tory, “for my presentation? Oooh, I’ve an idea.” Her eyes light up. “Can we have a sleepover afterwards, Georgie? Pleeeaasee? Then we can all get cosy and share more of our presentation ideas. It’ll be fun. And Jemima, I want to hear more about luuuuurrrrrvvveeee.”

Then everyone starts laughing. I hate them all.

“Yay!” says Jess. “Pleeeaaassssseeee, Mum, please say yes to a sleepover!”

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