Monday 5 December
11:00 a.m.
Panic at the computer in the IT room!
Fat Playaz: 1,000 hits
Murphy and Crew: 100 hits
11:01 a.m.
I have to find some way of helping Murphy and his crew.They have until Friday to sort something out to get more hits than Fat Playaz. I am worried, if Murphy doesn’t win this competition he’s likely to fall into some kind of gloomy mood. A mood which will not encourage him to a) finish (not) going out with Eavanne, and b) start dating me properly (you know–not in a way where I have to make lists to try to work it out).
11:02a.m.
Oh no no no noooooooooo. There’s some good news: Murphy’s deep dark moment of panic is over. But there’s also some bad news and this is mainly because Murphy has had this ker-azy idea to organize another Flashmob. This time somewhere that would get him noticed. Like at the school. Well, actually in the school library, this Fridayat 4:00p.m. And I have agreed to take part. Well what would you do? This is Murphy.
GULP.
I just couldn’t say no. He was just looking at me, right at me, and I felt all gooey inside like a big melted marshmallow. And you wouldn’t expect a big gooey marshmallow to say no to anything, would you? Well – neither could I.
Well, I did say I would do anything!! I’m not the sort of girl who goes back on her word to help someone. Yeah, say that to the Head, Aisling, just before she expels you.
Because, if we get caught – it’ll be CURTAINS for me. I’ll worry about that later – there’s actually no way we can get caught. You know why? Because we’re going to be wearing masks.
Gotta run – if I’m any later for the Shane’s Party meeting– I might as well rename the business Parties-have-Gone.Ha ha.
3:08p.m.
Siobhan and I have noticed that every time we’re with Ali he’s always looking at his watch as if he can’t wait to get away. She teases me that he can’t wait to get away from all my stories about Irish Dance, I tease her that it’s because he really fancies her and he’s counting the minutes that he can spend with her. Ha ha. Hey maybe it’s because he thinks we’re really boring and so can’t wait to getaway. I hope it’s not that.
3:12p.m.
It’s not that! Ali’s not really allowed to be out that late or his Dad really gets on at him. He sounds really strict. Bet his Dad doesn’t wish he was a hippy and endlessly revisit and change his Top 5 list of the ‘Best Live Shows’ he’s ever been to like mine does.
3:15p.m.
Tough call. Shane’s party of the year has been moved to this Friday. Apparently there was another party-of-the-year on the Saturday so Shane’s had to move. Siobhan mentioned it fairly casually and I tried to be casual as well but inside I was shouting Noooooooooo. Because it’snow on the same day as the flashmob.
Places I need to be on Friday afternoon at the sametime: 2
Numbers of Aisling Louise Fitzsimonses in existence: 1
What am I going to do? I can’t let Murphy down – I want to help him so much, and I can’t let Siobhan and Ali down – they’re my only friends here and they’re relying on me for the grade in the project.
It will be OK. It will be OK. I’m going to have to do both. I can definitely do both. It will be OK. I can just about get to both and make everyone happy. Jeez. Thank goodness for that. I can do the Library Flashmob at 4:00 at school and then be at the party for 4:30 at Aunty Stell’s house – a little on the late side perhaps – but in time for Monsieur Inflatable Castle – and that will mean everything will be OK.
Here’s the plan of military operation for Friday:
11:00 Take all stuff from the Non-Stop Party Shop to Aunty Stell’s. Blow up balloons, hang streamers, decorate house.
11:30 Put together party bags to be given to children guests on leaving the party.
12:30 Assemble Ali’s crate/box for sawing in half trick.
1:00 Set up face-painting area.
1:15 Dress cake with Disney figures.
2:00 Help Siobhan to get/cue the music for the party games.
2:35 Wrap presents for winners of the games.
3:30 Final checks. Make sure everyone is happy (Aunty Stell, Siobhan, Shane, Ali and me – in that order).
3:37 (at the latest) Leave Aunty Stell’s and run over to school.
3:50 Arrive school – get changed. DO NOT FORGET MASK.
4:00 Go to Murphy’s flashmob. Be a brilliant dancer and WOW him into deciding I am the one for him.
4:15–4:17 Get changed. Quickly!
4:17–4:29 Run like the wind between school and Aunty Stell’s house. Do not stop to help old ladies across the road, to pet kittens or pull tights up.
4:30 Get to Shane’s party. Hand over deposit to inflatable castle man. Get sawed in half. Put in another Ace performance for Parties-to-Go.
6:32 And relax.
Hmm. Is this even possible? Have I gone bananas?
3:16p.m.
Wait. Whoa there. Here’s an idea, if the mountain won’t come to Mohammad? Hey maybe I can get Murphy to change the day of the flashmob, maybe he could do it on Thursday or Saturday instead and then I wouldn’t have to challenge the under-18 Irish record for the 800-metre dash. Sometimes I’m so good – I amaze myself. I will call this PLAN B.
3:17p.m.
Ha. Just had a very scary walk home. I’ve got the deposit for the bouncy castle in my pocket, two hundred euros.Parties-to-Go are to pay the inflatable man (!) themselves. I had to keep very alert for potential thieves and robbers. But now I’m at home and safe, well, I can’t help thinking, what would I do first with all this money, if it was mine? I could take Mum, Dad and Rory out for pizza and ice cream? Or I could go down to Top Shop and shop till I drop? Hmm, I’m beginning to understand the criminal mind.
3:30p.m.
Or I could pay Rory to get that program that automatically votes for Murphy and his crew to win the competition. Blimey – that is a tempting idea – he’d definitely forget Eavanne for me then. No, no, no. I have to keep it safe, because it’s the deposit for the bouncy castle. Bouncy castles before boyfriends every time! Did I say boyfriend?
3:45p.m.
Amount of times I checked the money to make sure it’s still there: just twenty-two! I knew I needed that plastic safe that Mum chucked out when we moved here. Still, I’ve found a biscuit tin and once I had eaten the biscuits,put the money inside and hidden it I felt much better.
3:50p.m.
This is how those pensioners must feel with all their money in the world put in a tin stuffed under the bed. I doubt I shall be able to sleep tonight. The responsibility is enormous. I hope I never become a zillionaire like Richard Branson, I would not be able to cope. I would also need an extremely HIGH bed.
5:09p.m.
Probably don’t need to sit here watching the tin. It will probably be all right if I go downstairs and fix myself a sandwich.
5:11 p.m.
Back again. I wasn’t that hungry anyway and besides you can’t be too careful. Why did Siobhan think of saying she was hopeless at losing things? So wish I’d said that first.
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