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flames of the
campfire.
    We were all too full to eat much of the
pizza they had ordered in, so we decided to play hide and seek in the dark. The
laughter coming from everyone was mixed with squeals and yelps from some of the
girls who were racing around on the grass. Then, all of a sudden, Millie said
that she thought she could hear someone crying.
    Glancing in the direction of the sobbing, I
spotted Sara crouched into a ball and totally freaking out. We’d all forgotten
about the snake, but she hadn’t and she was actually shaking with genuine fear.
I felt sorry for her, so I suggested we go back to the campfire where it was
warm and not quite so dark.
    “No, I want to go inside!” she cried in
response. We all looked at each other and sighed. It was clear that she was not
going to be convinced to stay outdoors and when she reached the safety of
Jackie’s bedroom, she refused to come back out again. There was no alternative
except for us all to traipse back down to the tent, bring our sleeping bags
into the house along with Sara’s and set them up on the lounge room floor.
    “What are we going to do now?” asked
Millie, her voice barely masking her disappointment.  
    “I know what we can do!” Sara replied with
sudden enthusiasm. “How about some girly stuff?  I brought my make-up kit so we
can have heaps of fun with that! There’s some really pretty blue eye shadow
that would definitely suit the color of your eyes, Millie. Let’s get it out and
have a look. You girls can use whatever you want.”
    “Seriously, who brings their make-up kit to
a slumber party?” This was the thought that was going through my head. But
Sara’s excited ramblings continued.
    “Then we can borrow Jackie’s hair dryer and
straightener and straighten each other’s hair!” she exclaimed with absolute
delight. “I love straightening my hair, it looks so much better when I do!”
    “Could this really be happening?” I shook my
head in disbelief at the scene unfolding right in front of me. “How did we go
from camping with a campfire and running around in the dark, to putting on
make-up and doing our hair? Don’t get me wrong, I like to play around with
make-up and make my hair look good, but we can do that anytime!”
    I had to give her credit though! She was so
good at manipulating situations to make herself happy and the center of
attention.
    However, Jackie looked torn. It was obvious
she didn’t want to upset Sara but I could see by her false smile that she
wasn’t at all happy her slumber party had been hijacked.

     

    To try and save the situation, I ran to get
my iPod and put on some cool music. Then, within minutes, everyone was settled
around Sara’s make-up and had begun testing the different products that were
stored in the large pink carry case.
    The music certainly helped to lift
everyone’s spirits as well and before long, we were all singing to our favorite
hit songs.
    I was pleased to see that Jackie was
laughing once again and having fun. There would be nothing worse than to have
your party spoiled by one of your guests. But as it turned out, we all had a pretty
good time.
    The next morning, after very little sleep
because Sara was too scared to close her eyes in case the snake came back, we
dragged ourselves out of our sleeping bags so that we could head into the
dining room for breakfast. Sara’s mom had made pancakes and we sat around the
table in our pajamas, talking and laughing about how much fun the party had
been.
    Unfortunately though, everyone’s parents
soon started to arrive and it was time to head home. Before leaving though, we
all agreed to try and fit in as many dance practices as possible during the
next few days at school.  The final dress rehearsal was scheduled for later in
the week and we still had lots of work to do before then.
    As Millie and I hopped into the back of my
dad’s car, I overheard Sara commenting to some of the girls. “I can’t wait for
the musical! It’s