How cool would that be? Maybe she could find out enough womanly tricks to get Luke all for herself. She agreed to go out on a girlie shopping trip wit... Julia. She kept it quiet, but as Sophie wasnt allowed out after school, she arranged to meet Julia on Saturday morning, in the town centre. She told her mother that she was meeting some school friends, and she was going to go shopping for some stuff for their holiday in two weeks time. The excitement carried her all through the day at school.. " Five," I said smiling at her, but she looked at me uncomprehendingly."Five." I repeated, "You, mum, me and two little ankle biters, never mind Dumas and his bloody musketeers, this is real Jill, this is the five musketeers, one for all and fuck the rest, you're right Jill, we're winners." What are you two giggling about?" mum asked as she plonked two bottles of champagne down onto the table."He's just thought of a name for the cottage." Jill laughed, and it was my turn to look puzzled."I. The next morning he was taking a shower when he heard terrified screams coming from outside. Grabbing a towel, he wrapped it around himself as he raced out of the house. In the front yard of the house next door, a kid was screaming in sheer terror. John raced around to the yard and stopped when he saw the problem. Others came running up and stopped when they saw the problem. The boy was surrounded by rattlesnakes. There were more rattlesnakes gathered in the yard than anyone could ever. "That is fine", he replied. "We were discussion the cuts in foreign aid and whether that aid should be spent on our own people first, working to the principal 'Charity begins at Home', getting our own house in order first and then look at charity", he concluded as he then pointed to a man amid the shower of hands that shot up.It took some time before Beth got involved in the discussion for there were so many who wanted a say, she didn't think for one minute that she could have been a subject of.