It seems they were all trailing ropes as then ran. I wondered what they were for but I found out soom enough when with a blare of trunpets and a clash...of symbels the girls reached the end of their ropes and their bunny costumes flashed off and the cheerleaders emerged and did several flips as their discarded costumes were dragged back to the tunnel leaving our team in their cheerleader uniforms.Then they went through one of the hardest and most complicated routines I have ever seen including. I mean, Dr. Parry."I felt a pit in my stomach. "Um. Is there a problem?" Oh! Oh, no!" I heard a gasp, then a giggle. "This is a social call. You invited me to your party, remember? Happy birthday." Thanks. The party hasn't started yet." That's okay. Sundown, you said? But I was calling to ask if you could maybe forgive me if I brought a guest?" I heard more giggling."A guest?" Yeah! I told you one of my girlfriends lived in your neighborhood, remember?" Um, I think so?" Well, she remembers you.. When the baby finished we went off together with our dishes of food.‘I wonder who’ll come,’ I mused aloud, absently burping Maria as we ambled along. She did burp, wetly, and then settled sleepily into my shoulder. ‘My mum and dad said they’d be here. Yours too, so those are checked off.’‘Yes,’ Finn agreed. ‘The Gallaghers will be there. Everyone, I think. Sam and Hanna still live at home for now. They’ll go in a bit to live on their own, but not yet. Yvonne is still at home, isn’t she?’‘I. In addition to those already mentioned, after the weeklong Italy trip there was a long article about it in the local newspaper that emphasized how safe and well behaved it'd been (I wanted to encourage parents to believe it was okay for their daughters to go on such trips, not all of which would be for shopping). One of the girls who had gone on the trip had a younger sister who was friendly enough with Diana to be able to visit Diana's home one evening, bringing photos and some of her elder.