Best Friends Rock!

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Book: Best Friends Rock! Read Free
Author: Cindy Jefferies
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– a latte, which was Ellie’s.
    As soon as Piano went back to her desk and started to work, Ellie seized her chance. Making sure her back was to Piano, so that hopefully she wouldn’t be able to overhear, Ellie went to Francesca, who was taking a few seconds to enjoy her drink.
    Quickly, Ellie outlined her idea to the Deputy Editor. “So, you see it would be perfect!” she said, letting her enthusiasm show. “There may well be all sorts of inside stuff that our readers would love to know!”
    Francesca sipped her coffee and then set the paper cup down. “I agree that it would be a great story,” she said. “But I think the chances of it working are very slim. Most celebrities are zealous about keeping their children’s lives private. You probably won’t get past the agent, because they’ll have instructions to refuse any approach to children.”
    â€œBut this girl isn’t a young child, ” said Ellie. “She’s practically grown up…like me.”
    Francesca smiled. “So she is, but all the same, she’s still going to be under eighteen, so the chances are it’ll be a blind alley for you.” She looked at Ellie’s crestfallen expression. “How are you doing with the quiz?”
    â€œUm…I’m pretty well halfway through.”
    â€œOkay, well that must be finished first, but afterwards, if you like, see how far you can get with setting up an interview with this girl. If the answer is yes I’ll certainly clear it with Angel, but I’m not going to trouble her with the idea unless it looks as if it’s going to come off. Is that fair?”
    Ellie’s eyes lit up. “That’s great, Francesca. Thanks!”
    â€œRight then. Finish that quiz by lunchtime, and you can use the afternoon to make contact with Elizabeth Broadstairs’s daughter, whatever her name is.”
    â€œIt’s Albion,” said Ellie, quick to demonstrate that she already knew about her subject.
    Francesca shook her head. “Albion Broadstairs? Poor kid,” she muttered to herself before dismissing Ellie with a wave of her hand and getting back to work.
    Ellie was thrilled. True, Francesca had thrown up a possible problem that Ellie in her haste hadn’t thought of, but she’d been given the go-ahead to try, that was the important thing. She did have to finish the quiz first though. She took a gulp of coffee and raised the lid of her laptop. Question Five , she thought to herself breezily, here I come !
    Your best friend has bought a dress that looks awful on her. Do you:
    A. Tell her it looks lovely.
    B. Tell her it’s not the best she’s ever bought and if she decides to return it, you’ll happily go with her.
    C. Tell her it looks dreadful.
    That was good, but she could change dress to tunic and leggings, or maybe shorts and leggings. In Ellie’s opinion, they definitely didn’t suit some people! Ellie and Hannah had always been good at helping each other with clothes, and Ellie knew that if they had been doing this quiz together they would both have answered honestly and helpfully. There was no point in saying something looked cool, if it didn’t. As the clothes looked totally awful, the right answer had to be B. A true friend would never be untruthful about that sort of thing. It would be far better to get her money back and spend it on something that did suit her. And it usually helped to have a friend to give an opinion when buying clothes.
    Ellie took another gulp of coffee. Honesty was important as well as loyalty. Hannah had to understand how much this job meant to her. Surely she would, given time? Meanwhile, Ellie was determined to crack on and get a scoop for the magazine once she’d finished the quiz. And when the summer was over, she’d make it up to Hannah. She didn’t know how, but she’d find a way, somehow. For now though, she had a job to

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