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“Fine I’e of her nose “You need to break in at the back of the shop”

“We tried, but it was too dark and we forgot to bring a torch”

Kirsty wanted to bang her head against the wall

“What the heck is Shona doing?” she said

“She’s picking the lock with some bobby pins She saw it on CSI”

Kirsty didn’t say anything

“It’s taking a hile It’s harder than it looks on TV”

“Look,” Kirsty said “Lake is sitting beside the living roouys need to keep it down Every ti to see you”

“Well, distract hioodness’ sake, Kirsty, use your womanly wiles”

“I did not just hear that co from your mouth,” Kirsty said

“What? Do you think I’m too old to know about womanly wiles? I’m fifty-six, Kirsty, I’”

She pointed her phone at Kirsty to make her point Then she dropped it Kirsty watched her fuure out how to dial Kirsty back Meanwhile, behind her, Shona was trying to pick a lock with hairpins and Heather was sitting on the edge of the pave a chocolate bar Kirsty dialled her mother back

“Just smash the ,” she said

Her mother looked horrified

“I can’t s,” herabout little noises That would be a big noise You’ll have to do a lot of distracting to make sure he didn’t hear that”