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“Yes, but get soerie I knohat I’d rather have happen”

She had a point

“All the effort I put in to fighting Lake was pointless,” Kirsty said “If I can’t take part in the show then Lake has won I’m rubbish at war”

“Not everything was a disaster,” Magenta said mischievously

Kirsty eyed her curiously

“What have you been up to?”

“Well, I didn’t want all those pictures we Photoshopped to go to waste, so I’ve been spreading them around the web Look” She handed her phone to Kirsty

There was a Facebook page entitled “The real Lake Benson” Kirsty started to laugh The photo of Lake with a huge beer belly was particularly entertaining

“Feel better?” Magenta said

“A little Still, it doesn’t solve the problem of a fashion show and no fashion”

She plopped into her desk chair and stared at the walls

“I’ll leave you to think about it,” Magenta said

She gave Kirsty a pitying smile before she went back into the shop

Kirsty sighed heavily She wasn’t hopeful that Lake would find her er than he had and kne stubborn she could be She needed a backup plan, and fast As the first winter snows began to fall on Invertary, Kirsty spent her ti all of her suppliers The ansas the saerie she needed in the time she needed it In frustration, Kirsty stared at the walls in her design space

Using her oould be beyond crazy There wasn’t enough of it for a start, and it was too frags on the wall, her eye hit on one in particular She unpinned it An idea began to form, which was closely followed by a bubble of excitement Before she could talk herself out of it, she snatched up her coat, called to Magenta that she was going out and went to