Chapter Four: Sleepover Party

"Mom please, just for tonight." Clara begged.

"Hmm, let me see."

"Mom please we will stay at the back yard. And it will not be so much of us. Mom with your advice I made new friends today. And I want to get to know them better please mom."

"Ok Clara I have heard you but the noise will too much, so I have an idea. Your dad and I would stay over at a hotel."

"Thank you so much mom and it's going to be girls only party."

"You are welcome dear."

"Mom I was also wondering if I could get your help to set everything up, and get some materials from the supermarket."

"Hmm…"

"Please mom charlotte will also help."

"Okay, I will help you girls."

"Oh, thank you mom." Then she hugged her mother.

"But we have to convince your dad first."

"Okay mom, I am so happy you agreed to help."

"I'll go tell him now dear."

"Thanks mom you're the best." She said then her mother left. In her parent's room her mom and dad are having a hot argument.

"It will cost money."

"I know but she's our only Child, and I want her to be happy, she hasn't had any friend since childhood, and now that she is finally able to have some I want us to grant her this request."

"I know darling, and I also want her to be happy, but it will take money. You know I lost a lot of money in my last investment."

"I know dear. You can just help with a little and I will bring the rest."

"Hmm…"

"I know you can do this darling."

"Ok, but am only doing this because she's got new friends, and also for her to be happy."

"Thank you darling." Then she pecked him. She was about to leave when he held back her hand and said: "You seduce me first, now it's my turn." He smirked, then pushed her down on the bed and started kissing her, and she gave in willingly. The kiss ended after two minutes, then she went downstairs, keeping a sorry face.

"He didn't agree, am so sorry."

"It's okay mom I believe you tried your best."

"Ha-ha I got you, I was only joking, of course he agreed." Mom was laughing so hard after pulling of her prank."

"Thanks mom."

"Okay, so what do you want me to do?"

"Um… you could help us with a tent while me and Charlotte go shop for some snacks."

"Okay dear."

"Thanks mom I am so happy you've agreed to help us out."

"You are welcome dear. I will transfer some money for you."

"Okay mom." Then her mother left through the back door, when she suddenly remembered something.

"Um… Clara would you like for me to buy or rent the tent?"

"I think you should buy but that would take a lot of money."

"Don't worry about that dear just tell me."

"Okay mom, buy it."

"Okay dear see you girls later."

"And mom please hire someone to help us set the tent up please."

"Okay dear." Then her left, then she called Charlotte.

"Charlotte mom has agreed, and they both decided to lend us some money." Clara said overjoyed.

"Okay."

"Come over quickly so we can go to the snack shop."

"Okay Clara I would be there in a minute." Charlotte was about to hang up.

"Um… before you hang up guess what?"

"What's that?"

"Guess..."

"You know a bad at guessing. So just spill."

"Okay when you come over I will tell you. I am waiting." Clara said and cut the call.

Some minutes later Charlotte arrived.

"Am so sorry I took time Clara; mom wouldn't let me leave the house unless I finished my chores."

"Okay dear no problem."

"So spill what's that you were saying over the phone?"

"Okay we are going to have the whole house to ourselves. Mom and dad aren't going to be around and we have the house to ourselves."

"Okay... So where are they going to stay?"

"In a hotel."

"Okay cool."

"Yeah, I would go ask dad if we could borrow his car. Help yourself to some milk."

"Okay thanks." Then she left.

Her dad was in the basement.

"Hey dad."

"Hello dear."

"Dad can I borrow your car, it's to carry the snacks, and dad you know my favourite snack shop is a bit far away."

"Okay, my keys are on the table in my room."

"Thank you dad."

"You are welcome just be careful."

"Yes dad I will." Then she let to go get the keys in he parents room, when she entered she saw the keys and was about to leave when she a letter that was half open on her dad's table. Due to desperation, she quickly took the letter and started reading the contents, it read:

"Dear john,

We are sorry to inform you about this

Your last investment failed woefully

And all the money invested in it was

Lost the project was tarnished, and

There is no way we can recover your lost money.

And sorry for this current shock,

The company decided that you have to leave the

Company due to the losses your failed project.

Yours

Sincerely.

Clara was shocked after reading the letter, and was also furious at the same time. She was furious because her mom and dad kept this from her, yes she knew about the project that dad used half of his savings and from the company that he worked in, but she never knew that the project was not fruitful. She just dropped the letter the way she saw it and left her parents room.

Clara and Charlotte bought many snacks in the snack shop, then went to the supermarket to get something for Clara. Things like: A new pair of P-J's, slippers and a blanket, for her and Charlotte. When they were done they headed home.

"Oh wow!" Charlotte gasped after seeing the tent it looked like a circus tent.

"This is really amazing." Clara said as they got down the car carrying their snacks in hand.

"What do you think?" Mom and dad asking.

"It's superb, thanks mom, thanks dad." Then she hugged them.

"I want to be among the hug too." Charlotte said.

"There's always space for you dear." Mom said. After the hug was over.

"Have fun girls we are going now. I know that in any minute now this house would be full of girls, you two have fun." Mom said and pecked me on the cheek.

"Let's go take a shower." Then Clara said after her parents drove off"

"Yeah. Immediately after taking their bags and changing into their new PJ'S. They went into the tent.

"Charlotte this is really beautiful."

"I know it just looks like those in the circus."

"Ha-ha, but that's true." Clara said. After admiring the tent, they went back into the house, and they took some milk.

"That was exhausting." Charlotte said.

"Yes and so tiring." Clara said. They were fixing the bulbs in the tent to light it up a little.

"Very, and this cup of milk is the best, and it's so refreshing."

"Yeah." Clara said then she heard a knock on the door.

"I will go check it out." Clara said and opened the door.

"Hey, welcome." Clara said. "Please come in."

"Thank you." Isabelle said.

Isabelle came wearing her pink PJ'S and carrying her sleeping bag on her shoulder. They kept on coming two's and three's till the house was filled, Clara couldn't even remember inviting most of them. After a period of thirty minutes the house was already filled with people.

"Okay everyone, I can't even remember inviting most of you but the house won't contain us all how about we head outside." Clara said. Charlotte was even shocked to see the amount of people that had come. She was sure that there was over seventy people in the house in their house. They all started exiting the house through the back door. All their expressions were

"Oh my goodness." Everyone was so happy.

"Let's go in, everyone find a space anywhere that suits you." Clara said.

In the tent Clara was talking with Isabelle when Alice approached her.

"Clara this is awesome, and the tent looks like that of a circus." Alice said.

"Thanks Alice. Hope you are enjoying yourselves?"

"Yeah I am so do you mind if I show you my friends now?" Alice asked.

"Yeah, sure." Clara said.

"Okay, Clara this is my twin sister, and this is Victoria."

"Hi Clara." They said.

"Hello, hope you girls are enjoying my party?"

"Yes we are." They said.

"Okay you girls can go back to your side of the tent and sit down. I want to make an announcement." Clara said.

"Hello everyone Clara began. I have an announcement to make. Firstly, I hope you all are enjoying yourselves? there is lot of snacks so please help yourselves. Secondly to make this sleepover party less boring how about we get to know each other better?" Clara said.

"Yes, yes, yes, okay I would go first." Karen said.

"Please do, and may we know your name?"

"Okay everyone my name is Karen Tyler, and I have a crush on Jason." She said and her cheeks flushed red. Everyone just burst out laughing.

"Okay my turn. Isabelle said. "My name is Isabelle Firestone, and I have a crush on Francis." Isabelle said. Everyone burst out laughing apart from Charlotte. Then Caroline said...

"Um... Clara don't you think we should change our mind about Francis, today at school he apologized to everyone." Caroline said.

"Yeah we definitely should." Clara said.

"Who said that earlier?" Charlotte asked.

"It was I."

"Where are you." Oh no Clara knew that Charlotte was the easily angered type and it would be very bad if Charlotte knew that someone else liked her boyfriend.

"I am here is anything the problem?" Isabelle said. Charlotte immediately rushed to where she was and have her a hot slap on her cheek, Isabelle was immediately shocked and furious at the same time.