replied
Charlotte. She then whispered her plans to Hannah,
who clapped her hands in delight.
'That's fantastic. You should be with embassy
security.'
Charlotte quickly located the pantry. She searched
around taking this and that until she was satisfied.
Hannah found what she wanted too. They left the
kitchen without being noticed. The Evil Three were
still occupied listening to their iPods and reading
magazines. Charlotte and Hannah stepped through a
side door back into the main building and down a hall
to the classroom. The schedule pinned to the door
showed the next course that afternoon to be 'Make-
Up: A Dangerous Weapon in the Wrong Hands'.
Charlotte knew Lucinda, Emma and Rebecca well
enough to know that they would dote on themselves
in front of the mirror for as long as possible during
that lesson. Charlotte and Hannah snuck into the
empty classroom. A long table had been set up with a
name tag for each of the JOES. Each girl had her own
mirror and make-up kit. Charlotte moved quickly to
Lucinda's place and opened up what she had hidden
in her top.
'Instant coffee?'
Charlotte grinned and put it in the foundation. It
was almost the same colour and blended in. Nobody
could tell.
'That will perk her up,' she joked. Lucinda had long
dark hair which she loved to brush, over and over,
while gazing at her reflection. Hannah pulled out the
tube of molasses that she'd found in the pantry. She
squeezed the sticky goo down into the base of the
bristles where it couldn't be seen. Charlotte's dad had
told her how the stockmen had played this trick on
a particularly annoying new chum.
Next, Emma. Charlotte revealed her ammunition.
Three fat, red chillies. She pulled out a spoon and
crushed them up.
'One thing about Emma. She likes a lot of red
lipstick.'
Hannah was excited at the prospect of Emma's
discomfort.
'Nice trick. How did you think that up?'
Charlotte couldn't tell her it was a Hollywood tale
Leila had passed on. A certain well-known actress
with very large lips had been rude to the make-up
artist and the make-up artist had got her own back.
When the chilli was crushed, Charlotte popped up
Emma's red lipstick and rolled it in the paste.
'She's going to be hot stuff!'
Charlotte placed the lipstick ready for action.
'What about Rebecca?' asked Hannah.
Charlotte shook her head. 'Nothing for her.'
'But she's just as bad as the other two. Maybe a bit
dumber but ...'
Charlotte winked.
'It's always good to leave a suspect.'
Hannah was breathless with admiration.
'You're so smart to think of that.'
'I got it from an actor's story,' she fudged. The bell
sounded. Payback time. Charlotte couldn't wait.
The class began predictably. It was pointed out to
the girls that while wearing make-up was
discouraged in the usual course of their time at the
JOES, a limited amount of make-up was acceptable
at awards and so forth. Under the watchful gaze of
Eve, Charlotte was commanded to try applying eye
make-up. Charlotte had no idea what she was doing
and wound up with globs on her eyelashes and rings
under her eyes.
Pretending she thought Charlotte was in a mask,
Emma began screaming, 'Please Mr Burglar, you can
have all our make-up. You definitely need it.'
Lucinda chimed in. 'Somebody should contact the
RSPCA. It's wrong that a raccoon should have to
attend a make-up class.'
Apart from Hannah, who glared at The Evil Three,
the rest of the class guffawed. Charlotte bore it all,
pretending to laugh it off, telling herself her time is
coming. There was nothing fake about Charlotte's
smile, though, when Lucinda began to dip into her
foundation.
She stirred her make-up brush around and began
to apply the foundation onto her cheeks.
Across from her, Emma preened and moistened her
lips. In her hand was the red lipstick into which
Charlotte and Hannah had ground raw chilli.
Charlotte held her breath. This was too good to be
true. Would Emma realise?
Emma was too interested in looking at herself in
the mirror and showing off
Charlotte. She then whispered her plans to Hannah,
who clapped her hands in delight.
'That's fantastic. You should be with embassy
security.'
Charlotte quickly located the pantry. She searched
around taking this and that until she was satisfied.
Hannah found what she wanted too. They left the
kitchen without being noticed. The Evil Three were
still occupied listening to their iPods and reading
magazines. Charlotte and Hannah stepped through a
side door back into the main building and down a hall
to the classroom. The schedule pinned to the door
showed the next course that afternoon to be 'Make-
Up: A Dangerous Weapon in the Wrong Hands'.
Charlotte knew Lucinda, Emma and Rebecca well
enough to know that they would dote on themselves
in front of the mirror for as long as possible during
that lesson. Charlotte and Hannah snuck into the
empty classroom. A long table had been set up with a
name tag for each of the JOES. Each girl had her own
mirror and make-up kit. Charlotte moved quickly to
Lucinda's place and opened up what she had hidden
in her top.
'Instant coffee?'
Charlotte grinned and put it in the foundation. It
was almost the same colour and blended in. Nobody
could tell.
'That will perk her up,' she joked. Lucinda had long
dark hair which she loved to brush, over and over,
while gazing at her reflection. Hannah pulled out the
tube of molasses that she'd found in the pantry. She
squeezed the sticky goo down into the base of the
bristles where it couldn't be seen. Charlotte's dad had
told her how the stockmen had played this trick on
a particularly annoying new chum.
Next, Emma. Charlotte revealed her ammunition.
Three fat, red chillies. She pulled out a spoon and
crushed them up.
'One thing about Emma. She likes a lot of red
lipstick.'
Hannah was excited at the prospect of Emma's
discomfort.
'Nice trick. How did you think that up?'
Charlotte couldn't tell her it was a Hollywood tale
Leila had passed on. A certain well-known actress
with very large lips had been rude to the make-up
artist and the make-up artist had got her own back.
When the chilli was crushed, Charlotte popped up
Emma's red lipstick and rolled it in the paste.
'She's going to be hot stuff!'
Charlotte placed the lipstick ready for action.
'What about Rebecca?' asked Hannah.
Charlotte shook her head. 'Nothing for her.'
'But she's just as bad as the other two. Maybe a bit
dumber but ...'
Charlotte winked.
'It's always good to leave a suspect.'
Hannah was breathless with admiration.
'You're so smart to think of that.'
'I got it from an actor's story,' she fudged. The bell
sounded. Payback time. Charlotte couldn't wait.
The class began predictably. It was pointed out to
the girls that while wearing make-up was
discouraged in the usual course of their time at the
JOES, a limited amount of make-up was acceptable
at awards and so forth. Under the watchful gaze of
Eve, Charlotte was commanded to try applying eye
make-up. Charlotte had no idea what she was doing
and wound up with globs on her eyelashes and rings
under her eyes.
Pretending she thought Charlotte was in a mask,
Emma began screaming, 'Please Mr Burglar, you can
have all our make-up. You definitely need it.'
Lucinda chimed in. 'Somebody should contact the
RSPCA. It's wrong that a raccoon should have to
attend a make-up class.'
Apart from Hannah, who glared at The Evil Three,
the rest of the class guffawed. Charlotte bore it all,
pretending to laugh it off, telling herself her time is
coming. There was nothing fake about Charlotte's
smile, though, when Lucinda began to dip into her
foundation.
She stirred her make-up brush around and began
to apply the foundation onto her cheeks.
Across from her, Emma preened and moistened her
lips. In her hand was the red lipstick into which
Charlotte and Hannah had ground raw chilli.
Charlotte held her breath. This was too good to be
true. Would Emma realise?
Emma was too interested in looking at herself in
the mirror and showing off
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