" Emily threw her arms out in annoyance at her big sister and wiped her face."Just ... why?" You need to go to school," Paula demanded. "Mum and Dad w...ll find out, and they won't be happy." Yeah, whatever!" Emily snorted, and Paula picked up her handbag on the side of the bath."I'll see you later," Paula told her, and Emily swung the door out of her sister's way."Yeah, don't do anyone I wouldn't do," her little sister teased and Paula gave her a wave.The short walk down the small hill to the. Not that I blamed her, because there were at least half a dozen barbed wire fences to negotiate, and her efforts with these had not gone well. When I eventually returned, she did not take kindly to the fact that it had taken a lot longer than expected. I offered no explanation as to why it had taken so long, hoping that she would not complain, but she did. It wasn’t until dinner time that my silence jumped up and bit me. ‘Did you bump into Kate while you were over there, we heard she was back. “The Senior Prom is Friday night and I don’t have a date, let alone a dress…” He said as he played with his fork.“You could always go by yourself…” She said“Andrea…” Sam’s father said, turning around “Boys don’t go to prom by themselves…”“My brother did…” She said“Michael went to an all-boys school.”“You did…” She retorted.“Oh, we’re bringing that up again…” her wife said, sitting down. “You had the chicken pox after I’d already bought a dress.”“I got them from you…”“Only because YOU wouldn’t. "Vikki raced out of the house and headed round the corner feeling a little excited about what might be in store for her when she got to the Bingham house. She was excited because of what had happened last time.Tara and Teresa had told her their father, who worked evenings in a licensed club and was therefore always home when she visited in the mornings, that she was ticklish. And when she had gone to tickle him he had threatened, nicely and with a little laugh, that if she did he would strip.