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see them again.
    'Yeah, that would be great,' Miles
added.
    'We would love that. But we have friends
coming over for dinner Saturday. Hey, why don't you come and you
Lily and bring Lucy? That's her twin,' Polly added.
    'I didn't know you were a twin, Lily. And
you're not going to believe it, but I'm a twin, and so is Miles,'
Piers said.
    'Really?' Polly said. 'Then they are invited
too. Everyone's invited.'
    ~
    The Spider Freeflyers hiding in a dark
corner of the café held their breath. This was the time when the
codicil-memory that had been planted would really be tested.
    'Unfortunately that can't happen Polly. Our
twins Zack and Knox are in Australia, finding old caves and digging
up artifacts.’
    The Freeflyers breathed a sigh of relief -
the codicil-memory had worked.
    'But my older sister Gemma is visiting us
just now. Could I bring her?' Piers asked. 'She doesn't eat much,'
he added, grinning.
    'We'd love to meet her. I'll invite my older
brother Hamish to keep the numbers even.'
    After paying the bill, the boys rode off,
saying they were looking forward to next Saturday.
    'Oh no! I was so excited,' said Polly, 'I
forgot to give them our address.'
    'That's okay. They own the film studio next
door and come in every day. I'll give it to them,' Lily said.
    The girls walked home with the two little
creatures riding on their shoulders, hoping Piers or Miles would
ask for the address, and secretly feeling confident they would.
    The dinner party
    Mid-afternoon of the party, Polly rang her
brother. 'Hi Hamish. You're coming tonight, aren't you? You could
meet the girl of your dreams.'
    'No.' The reply was instant and
definite.
    'Don't be such a spoilsport. I've invited a
girl especially for you.'
    'She's probably spotty and ugly.'
    'Now you're being mean. Come on Hams. It's
Piers sister - that chap I just met - and he's very good-looking.'
Polly was a little defensive.
    'According to you he is, but it doesn't
always follow… Anyway, do I have a choice?'
    'No! See you at seven.' Before Hamish could
say another word, Polly slammed down the phone.
    The girls were all aflutter. 'How many are
coming, Pol?' Alison asked as she made the shopping list.
    'Well, there's Piers, Miles, Lily, Lucy and
Piers sister Gemma- that's five. Hamish rang this morning and wants
to bring his friend Nick along, so that's seven. I've invited
Barbara. I want to keep the numbers even. So, including us, it's
the magic number ten.'
    'Barbara? That'll be fun,' Alison said
sardonically. 'Barbara never stops talking… or eating.' She bit at
the end of the pen. 'Shall we have the usual favourite for dessert
- chocolate cream cake and strawberries?'
    'Why not? It might put the boys in a
romantic mood.' Polly rolled over and kissed the cushion. 'Even
Barbara could get lucky.'
    'You really are a dreadful thing Polly. At
times I can't bear to think we're related.' Alison pretended to be
angry and threw a cushion at Polly as she added. 'Anyway, shut up.
I'm trying to make a list.'
    Eventually, the list was finished, shopping
done and everything in the kitchen was happily bubbling away. The
girls were in the bedroom deciding what to wear, and that was the
biggest job of all.
    ~
    'Hellooo,' Hamish had arrived early “to
help”.’
    'Hamish, get out of the kitchen and don't
you dare touch a thing,' Polly said as she came rushing down the
stairs.
    'I'm only going to be the taste doctor.'
    'No, you don't. Is Nick with you?'
    'No, he's gone to get some plonk.'
    'Oh my God! It's nearly seven. Make yourself
useful Hamish, light the candles, please.' She rushed back upstairs
to do the finishing touches to her make-up.
    'Slave driver!' Hamish called up.
    'And stay away from the food,' she
returned.
    Hamish lit the candles and had a little
taste of everything. He decided it was as good as it usually was,
and then the doorbell rang.
    'Open the door please Hamish,' Polly called
as she took a last look in the mirror and got to the door just
behind him. An electric charge