(Yet Another) Thing I Never Thought I'd Say.

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.START.

Scene is set; Alice is running around half an hour late as she arrives at the house of Best-Friend-1 for an eagerly awaited 'Old Girls Night In'*. 
     Rushing up the path, she knocks the door.
     Best-Friend-1 opens the door...

ALICE: (a little breathless) sorry I'm late! I got carried away stuffing the heck out of Bingo's fish.
BEST-FRIEND-1: (opens eyes wide, stares) ...okay...

.END.

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Alice x

* as opposed to the kind of 'Girls Night In' that young things under the age 30 are popularly rumoured to have. At its base the general idea remains the same  - junk food, drink (wine is popular), a compilation of trashy television/films, girls lounging around in pajamas or nightdresses and a lot of vulgar talk and giggling - but there are important differences. There is less alcohol, for a start. And nobody breaks any furniture (or limbs) by dancing on things they shouldn't or accidentally sets anything on fire trying to (drunkenly) cook. And the police aren't summoned to keep the volume levels in check. And, above all; it is understood, thanks to repeated early starts and hectic days due to work/kids/life in general, that no-one present will have the stamina to stay awake much past 11-PM.