Ayla was the first one to spot Scarlet as she came running up the hill, “There she is! Finally!”

In between heavy, tired breaths, Scarlet spoke, “Sorry I’m late! I came as fast as I could!”

“You must be Scarlet!” Eloise said excitedly.

“That’s me!”

“We were worried your mother wasn’t going to let you come. Neil told me a little bit about her.”

“I just told her that all my other friends were coming,“ Scarlet grinned. “She let me come because she didn’t want me to be left out.”