Chapter 138

• In the corridor, Gemma said, "He was chatting you up. Couldn't you see that? He's chatting you up and almost as much as asks you on a date and all you can say is 'cool'?" She rolled her eyes again and flounced off ahead of her mother.
• "Hey you," said Karen. "We've got one more. You don't get off that lightly."
• "Oh, Mum, I told you, didn't I? Don't you remember what I told you? I'm meeting Lucy and them, and I'll see you in the car after Willy Wilson. I told you that's what I'm doing, Mum."