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Chapter *12*
"How did it go girls?"
"Great mum, it was so cool. Me and Gabs got the prize for best paired
costumes, the guys got best group and you'll never guess what"
"There's more than that?"
"Oh yes Mrs Peters"
"Yeah mum, Gaby won best costume out of the whole dance!"
"Gaby you must be really pleased"
"Yes Mrs Peters"
"Come on then dig in, there's plenty here and there's more pizza if you
want. Are Drew and Rhod coming?"
"They said they might come but we didn't see them when we left school"
"Ok, we'll leave you to it then."
"Thanks mum"
"Yeah thanks Mrs Peters"
Mad's mum left us to the food and drink and a recovering Rhod and a less
paranoid Drew joined the others.
"I'm glad that's over Drew, I just never, ever want to wear a dress again!"
"It's alright for you, I'm going to have to"
"What do you mean?"
"Well Mad entered me as 'Gaby Thomas'"
"So?"
"Well the cheque for best costume is made out to 'Gaby Thomas'"
"Can't one of the girls get it cashed for you?"
"I don't think so, I'm going to have to be Gaby to get the cash"
"Sorry Drew but I didn't think anything like this would happen"
"That's alright Mad"
"I'll try to help bro"
"Thanks Jules, it would be a shame to lose £100"
"No kidding"
"Heck how are me and Rhod going to get changed with your parents here Mad?"
"Oh, I hadn't thought of that"
I started to panic a bit.
"Well I reckon if I just change into my jeans and stuff I can get the makeup
and stuff off at home no problem. If mum sees me I can just say it was for the
party." Rhod told us.
"Can't you do the same Drew?" Ally asked
"Mum will want to pick us up from here and your mum will be around, I'm
sunk"
"Look I know," Bernie put in. "if you and Jules come over to mine, you could
change and get picked up from there"
"But we shouldn't be walking around this time of night"
"We don't have to, we can get a taxi, mum gave me the money, we can drop
Rhod off on the way and your mum can collect you from my house. We can tell Mrs
Peters that you're both staying over with me before going home to Cuckney
tomorrow"
"What about Ally?"
"I'm staying over with Mad, dads picking me up in the morning"
"Sounds like a good plan to me" Jules agreed, "you can put your jeans and
sweatshirt on here like Rhod and we can clean you up at Bernie's"
"Ok then let's do it"
Us two guys changed into our boy's stuff, but with our made up faces and
hairpieces we still looked like a couple of girls. If Mrs Peters noticed
anything odd when she saw us out to the taxi she didn't let on.
Bernie had a key so we didn't need to wake her parents, which was just as
well. We had about fifteen minutes before mum fetched us, so while Bernie
cleaned my nails, Jules removed my makeup and wig. It was a relief to once again
look in a mirror to see Drew rather than Gaby. Mum turned up and we left Bernie
at the door and got in the car.
Mum gave me a couple of funny looks as we set off but I ignored them.
"You all have a good time?"
"Yeah, me and the girls one a prize" Jules told her
"What about you Drew?"
"No I guess my costume wasn't that good" I lied
"This really cute friend of Maddy won best costume"
"Did you take pictures?"
"Yes, but I think I might have messed up the one of Drew"
"That'll be a pity. Well I guess if you all had a good time that fine, you
can tell me more tomorrow"
We got home and I went straight up to bed, stripped and got under the duvet,
I was asleep in minutes.
When I went to the bathroom next morning, I realised what mum had been
looking at last night, I still had the crystal studs in my ears. I quickly took
them out and hoped I'd get away with it. My toenails were still painted too so I
repeated Tuesday's episode with Jules and this time she didn't hesitate in
helping out.
At long last it was the Easter break!
Maddy Bell 15.02.03 © 2003
To Be Continued...
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Gaby Book 1 - The Anime Days Chapter *12* After Party by Maddy Bell Drew is just an ordinary thirteen year old. Well perhaps not that ordinary. The girls challenge him to wear an anime costume to the Easter dance, however they forgot to mention that he'd be going as a girl! Enter Gaby! First it was his friends, then it's his family — everyone seems to want Gaby around except Drew. And when perfect strangers think he's a girl, well the lad's got problems! Can he ‘kill' Gaby? Or will he get dragged ever deeper into girldom? |
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Chapter *12*
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