Cake and Eat It…

She planted her head back down on the slightly dewy rooftop and wondered what her next move would be. Perhaps a quick nap?
Before she could get any more comfortable, the silence was broken by the sound of something hard and metallic sliding towards her. It bumped her head and she reached up to retrieve it, holding the device in front of her eyes by the barrel.

‘Goody,’ she said with a tinge of worry. ‘A gun. I hate guns.’

‘You left that behind,’ said Caroline Rook, stepping from the shadows.

Daisy blinked and sat up to face her.

‘Hey Tert!’ Daisy waved with the gun. ‘How you doin’?’

‘You’d better start taking this seriously,’ said Caroline with a glare. ‘I’ve watched your progress tonight. Or lack of it.’

‘Oh,’ asked Daisy, standing up. She tilted her head at Caroline before continuing. ‘What’s going on?’

‘You’re a hair’s breadth away from something truly unpleasant, for starters.’

Daisy checked around her feet, then realised this was not what was being referred to.

‘Ah, okay.’ Daisy frowned, trying desperately to work out what was going on. All she managed to do was remember the last moments of the previous reality, particularly the kiss. Her knees went all wobbly.

‘Pay Attention,’ Caroline demanded. ‘This is your last chance!’

Daisy jumped instinctively to attention like she was in front of her headmaster. She resisted the urge to spit chewing gum from her mouth and straighten her tie. Then the reality of the situation kicked back in.

‘We’ve set you a test and if you don’t complete it, you’ll be expelled.’

Daisy blinked a moment, trying to work-out if she really was being addressed by her old headmaster.

‘What? I’m not in school now.’

‘From The Sisterhood,’ Caroline explained in an annoyed tone. ‘You’ve avoided this mission for too long. Doctor’s certificates and fake illnesses don’t cut it. We want a result!’

‘Any particular one?’

‘One in which you don’t come back and annoy us would be a good start,’ commented Caroline, then added in a meaningful tone, ‘and a good end.’