Sleepover Girls on the Catwalk. Sue Mongredien

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      “A gymnastics display!” Kenny shouted out straight afterwards. I should have known she wouldn’t be keen on my idea!

      It was getting a bit chaotic – everyone was shouting things out at once. In the end, Brown Owl blew on her whistle – screeeee! – and the hall fell silent.

      “Thank you!” she said. “Well, I’m glad you’ve got lots of ideas between you – that’s an excellent start. It’s probably best if we put on a few different acts – rather like a talent show. So, first things first, let’s sort out which Six is going to do what.”

      “We’re doing a fashion show,” I told my Six. After all, I was a Sixer so I was the boss.

      “That’s not fair,” Kelly Morgan, my Seconder said. “Me and Jacinta play recorder – we want to do a song, don’t we?”

      “Yeah,” said Jacinta.

      “Well… well, you can’t,” I said. Now I had my sights set on a fashion show, I was desperate to do it.

      “Why not?” Kelly answered.

      “Because… because I said so!” I told them, feeling my face go a bit hot. I don’t like arguments, but couldn’t bear the thought of losing my fashion show.

      All round the hall, similar conversations were going on. Not one Six could decide what to do without having a row over it.

      I saw Snowy Owl – who’s my Aunty Jill actually – go over and whisper something to Brown Owl.

      Then Kelly spoke up again. “Excuse me, Brown Owl, but there’s about five of us that are in the school band and play instruments – can’t we work out a song together? Do we have to stay in Sixes?”

      I felt myself going red. Oh no, my Seconder didn’t want to be in my group! How embarrassing was that?

      “And us dancers would like to put together a dance routine,” Emily said smugly. “Not all of us want to mess around with magic tricks!” She was in Frankie’s Six, and Frankie glared at her so fiercely that anyone weedier than Emily might have passed out from the force of it. Unfortunately, Emily was used to Frankie’s glares and ignored it.