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snow and lobbed them at his sister’s back.
He felt a little less miserable when he saw that he
had scored a direct hit.
As the snowballs thudded on her back, Ava tried not to react. She was, in fact, star-struck. Martha Darcy-Court was so famous. There was Crystal Rose and she’d been on Saturday Night Singathon and Ava simply couldn’t think of anything to say that didn’t sound stupid. Chloe and Aiden seemed able to talk to Martha and babbled away happily as they stomped up the field. From time to time, Ava would open her mouth and half form a word before feeling clumsy and giving up. She wanted to seem intelligent and elegant. After all, she was the oldest.
Another snowball hit her back.
“Josh!” she snapped. Why did he have to be such a total idiot?
“It’s just here,” said Aiden, holding the gate open for Martha. “If we can get through this path, we’ll be at the side of the castle.”
“Marvellous, thank you so much,” said Martha, following.
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