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“I never thought otherwise,” Caroline said

They stared out over snow-covered hills All the colour had been bleached out of Invertary

“There’s so that happened, we never finished the fashion show properly Dougal and I have been talking and we think that it would ood New Year’s Eve event” She took a deep breath “The dance school will perforot to do and we’ll announce the winner of the Battle of the Bras We want you to be there for the announcement”

“No way,” Kirsty said “What difference does it ht”

“You won’t be reliving it,” Caroline said “You’ll be finishing it Think of it as closure”

“I already have closure The shop is very lared at her friend “Plus, no one cares on”

“Everyone cares,” Carolin

e said “People are asking Dougal all the time”

“Fine, let him tell them” Kirsty turned back to the loch “I don’t see why I have to be there Lake won’t be there I doubt he cares about on the fashion show either”

Caroline patted Kirsty’s hand

“He’ll come back for you,” Caroline said “I know it”

“You are such a romantic, Caroline Paterson”

Kirsty, on the other hand, had learnt the hard way to be realistic

“We need you there for the announcement or it won’t make sense,” Caroline said

Kirsty twisted on the log to look at her friend