Girls Only Party Ask Lara

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Flight 315C ready for departure.

They think that having a "girls only party"

is going to make us jealous.

Well, we'll just ignore them, cos we can have fun on our own.

Am I right or am I right?

Erm...yeah. SIGHS

So what ARE we going to do, Tony?

Gate-crash their party!

I thought you said we were ignoring them.

Anyway, it's a girls only party, remember? They won't let us in!

You leave it to your old mate Tony.

I've always got a trick up my sleeve!

DANCE MUSIC PLAYS

Akira! Come on!

No, thanks, I've got two left feet today.

DOORBELL RINGS

BOYS GIGGLE

-Hola!

-Hola! Esta Lara?

AKIRA SIGHS

Lara!

-Lara, your host mum's calling.

-Lara!

-Que pasa?

-Tony, Gabriel estan aqui!

Did she say something about Tony and Gabriel?

-Yeah. They're here.

-What?!

What are they up to?

This party is for...girls only. Huh?

Hiya, girls! We've come to the fiesta de chicas.

It was Tony's idea. I didn't want to.

You two are unbelievable!

MONICA GIGGLES

Let them in, Lara.

Let's see if it cheers Akira up a bit!

Come on, the boys have really made an effort.

Or should I say the girls?

This is really itchy!

You see, Gabe? I told you it would work!

There's nothing to get embarrassed about.

I'm not sure about that, Tony.

You look ridiculous!

First question - your friend seems fed up, and they're in a mood.

What do you do?

A, "I walk on eggshells around them until they cheer up."

B, "I try to find out what the problem is and see if I can help."

Or C, "I take it personally and end up in a bad mood, too."

I'm getting out of this costume before they start waxing my legs!

Ohhh!

Akira, are you all right?

Yeah. I'm fine.

It's just the other two are all dressed up and you're not.

I'm not in the mood!

But why not?

I don't know. I'm just not.

We were just working on a new dance routine. Play that track, Monica.

DANCE MUSIC PLAYS

Great! SHE LAUGHS

Come on, Akira!

-AKIRA SIGHS

-I don't feel like it!

LAUGHTER Sorry.

Gabriel, the slightest thing makes you blush, doesn't it?

-What?

-OK, enough dancing. Who wants a drink?

Here. You take these.

Tony, you can help with these.

-Lara, what's up with Akira?

-It's nothing. She's fine.

-She's acting weird.

-Yeah, she's really moody.

It's just girls' things, Gabriel. Come on.

Are you OK?

Huh? Yeah. Yeah.

Second question -

your friend blushes bright red in front of everyone. What do you do?

A, "I change the subject and try to pretend it isn't happening."

B, "Nothing. It's normal. It happens to everyone."

Or C, "I blush even worse than them. It's so embarrassing!"

I've got an idea. We could play...

secret secrets!

I've never heard of that game.

Course not, I've just made it up.

-You have to tell a secret you've never told anyone before.

-I'm in!

OK. Do you want to play, Akira?

Well...all right.

Actually, no. I haven't got anything to tell.

I'll go first. I've got a confession.

And you can't tell anyone about this, OK? It's really shocking!

My secret is I'm scared of snakes!

Honestly, Tony, I thought it was something serious!

It IS serious! The other day,

I saw this long branch on the lawn

and I nearly had a heart attack!

It's my turn. My secret is that I was reading about beauty treatment...

AKIRA SIGHS ..and I had nothing to do, so...

I waxed my top lip!

It was bright red for ages!

As red as Gabriel's face!

-Akira! That was a bit harsh.

-It's OK, Lara.

It's not OK.

I was only being honest.

I thought that's what this stupid game's all about.

It was supposed to be fun.

You know what? I've got a secret to tell, too.

I hate it when I go all red in front of people.

I feel like everyone's laughing at me.

LAUGHTER

And I don't know what to do to stop it.

-No-one's laughing at you, Gabriel.

-It's not like you go THAT red!

Oh, yes, I do. And I can't control it,

especially when people talk about...

you know, girls' things.

AKIRA SOBS

Akira, what is it?

I shouldn't have made fun of Gabriel.

It WAS a bit mean. But it's nothing to cry about.

I bet Gabriel will totally forgive you.

I'm a horrible person!

Why didn't you say anything before, Gabe? A problem shared is...

oh, you know, half as bad. Everyone knows that! Right?

I do feel a bit better after talking about it.

And, you know, it's nothing to worry about, really.

What you don't realise is that girls like it if you blush.

Tony, you're making that up.

I'm telling you, Gabe.

Honestly, girls love blokes who are all shy and sensitive.

-Do you reckon?

-Too right!

Sometimes, I hold my breath on purpose to make myself blush.

HE TAKES A DEEP BREATH

Akira, I think I know what's making you feel so down.

I have a cousin, and when she's about to get her period,

she gets just like you've been feeling today.

Yeah! I read about it in a magazine.

It's called "premenstrual"...something.

Some girls who get it can feel sad

or fly off the handle or cry over nothing.

Maybe that's what's happening to you.

OK, so when IS your period due?

I don't know! I suppose it has been about a month since my last one.

-You see?

-You're not being like this because you're a horrible person,

it's because your period's due, that's all.

-You think so?

-Yeah!

-Yeah!

I'm really sorry. I shouldn't have made fun of you.

There was no reason to.

That's all right, Akira, it's fine, really.

Just ignore me. I suppose I do have a secret to tell after all.

When my period's due, I get a bit moody.

It's always better if you tell people about it.

Did no-one ever tell you a problem shared is a problem halved?

Woah, Gabe, you just talked about girls' things

and you didn't even blush!

What? I didn't blush? Ohhh!

I think I spoke too soon!

Lara? Es muy tarde!

-What was that?

-Oh, nothing,

she said the party must go on!

Actually, I think she said it's getting late. Didn't she, Tony?

It's ten o'clock. Off you go, boys, the party's over. Night-night!

All right, see you. But you'll miss us! Won't you?

Yeah. Tomorrow, when we have to tidy all this up, we'll REALLY miss you!

Third question - a girl you know is a bit sensitive

because her period is due. What would you do?

A, "I'd ignore her premenstrual silliness."

B, "I'd try to be sympathetic, but I wouldn't be too worried.

"It's just one of those things."

Or C, "I'd have a word with her. She shouldn't spoil everyone's fun."

If you answered mostly A,

it's better to try and deal with problems when they come up

instead of acting like nothing's happening.

If you answered mostly B, you take things seriously

but you don't worry unnecessarily.

You've got it about right.

If you answered mostly C,

you tend to overreact to other people's problems.

Relax, it's all just part of normal life.

TONY SOBS

Oh, I don't know what's wrong with me, Lara!

I think I must be getting my...

Ow!

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