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time,’ Meg said.
    ‘Are you sure your mum won’t mind?’ I asked, thinking of her reaction earlier.
    ‘Not if I don’t tell her,’ Meg said. ‘She’s going to be out doing interviews a lot in the next few days, so she won’t be at home.’
    I obviously still looked concerned, because Meg said, ‘Really, don’t worry. I don’t know what got into her earlier, she’s normally fine about stuff like this. I’ll clear everything up before she gets home, anyway, so it’ll be fine. What’s next?’
    ‘OK – last thing on the agenda. Electing officers,’ I said. ‘We can probably wait to appoint people to be in charge of wardrobe, and props, and all that sort of thing until we know more about what we’re doing, but I think we should have a director, anyway, to sort of make sure things aremoving in the right direction.’
    ‘Hmmm, that’s a tricky one,’ Laura said, putting her chin in her hands and pretending to think deeply. ‘Who has the right skills to be in charge of our club?’
    ‘It’s not being in charge,’ I said quickly. ‘This is a democracy, we’ll vote on everything. It’s just a sort of … leader, I suppose.’
    ‘Let’s think about that one,’ Laura said, frowning thoughtfully.
    I shifted uncomfortably in my chair. I’d done my best not to be too bossy, but maybe I’d put people off already. I was always doing that without meaning to. And Meg certainly seemed to know a lot more about theatre than I did. Maybe they’d rather have her in as director of the club.
    ‘The perfect leader …’ Laura said, her face breaking into a smile as she looked from Meg to Ruby and then back to me.
    ‘Hannah,’ all three of them said at once.
    I couldn’t help smiling too. ‘If you’re sure …’ I said.
    ‘Yes!’ Laura told me. ‘You can get yourself one of those director’s boards that say “Take 57” on it if you like! Now I’d really better get going. See you at Meg’s tomorrow!’

Chapter Six
    I was kind of sorry I’d offered to lend Meg my copy of Ballet Shoes , because I realised I’d need a copy to look over myself. Anyway, I’d already promised, so I went to drop it in to her right after dinner.
    I thought it might be better not to disturb her mum in case she was still trying to avoid telling her about Star Club, so I squeezed through the hedge and sneaked around the back of the house, hoping to see Meg through a window. Luckily she was in the family room on her own. I tapped gently on the window and Meg looked up and smiled, coming over straight away to kneel up on the window seat and open the window.
    ‘I brought the book,’ I said. ‘I thought I’d come through the garden instead of disturbing your mum.’
    ‘That hole in the hedge is going to come in really handy,’ Meg giggled.
    ‘So is she OK about the club?’ I asked.
    Meg shrugged. ‘I don’t really know. She had a couple of phone calls after I got home so I haven’t really been talkingto her. I’m kind of hoping she’ll be too busy to think about it.’
    Suddenly I heard her mum calling her name. Instinctively I ducked below the window. I heard the door open and Cordelia saying, ‘Time for dinner, honey.’
    ‘OK, Mum, just coming,’ Meg said. She waited for her mum to leave, then leaned out the window. ‘I’d better go.’
    ‘Me too,’ I said. ‘See you tomorrow!’
    I was glad I didn’t have to go past the kitchen window to get to our garden. Walking home, I remembered that I’d seen at least one copy of Ballet Shoes in the library. The library is one of the places I never have to argue with Mum to be allowed go to. For one thing, she likes to encourage reading as much as she can (not that she has to try hard with me). For another, it’s only about a five minute walk away, with no main roads to cross.
    I decided I’d head up to the library first thing in the morning. I could even offer to bring some of my brothers and sisters with me so Mum could go to Tiny Tunes, the baby music class,