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They moved on to the next sculpture, a stu
‘Don’t you dare touch my dragon,’ Geoffrey spat and Daisy shrunk back in shock. ‘Thirty-seven hours this took me to carve, thirty-seven hours where my hands were bleeding and raw from working with the ice. Do you have any idea what level of commitment and dedication it takes to achieve this level of talent?’
‘She didn’t touch it, she…’ Pe
‘Don’t pay any attention to these carvers, some of them are the weirdest people I’ve ever met,’ Pe
‘Pe
‘Bella do
Daisy stifled a giggle next to her. Pe
‘How are you, Fabio?’
‘I am alls the better for zeeing you. When will you agree to marry me and make beautiful babies?’
When hell freezes over. Probably not even then. Fabio had been begging her to marry him for years, ever since she started doing these competitions. She had never taken it seriously because at the end of the night he always left on the arm of a different woman.
‘Ah, I’m always so busy with work, I have no time for making babies,’ Pe
‘When I win tonight, will you marry me then? These sculptures are nothing in comparison to mine.’ He swept his hands out in a theatrical gesture and for a split second it seemed that tiny crystals flew from his hands, covering Geoffrey’s dragon in a sprinkle of sparkling magic before they vanished from sight. Pe
‘You must come and zee, you will love it.’
Fabio took Pe
Daisy burst out laughing next to her and Josh quickly averted his gaze but Pe
‘Do you like it, bella do
‘I… Why?’
‘Because I am in love with you and I want to marry you.’ He got down on one knee in a theatrical gesture and the spectators around them gasped and then cheered. Pe
Just then there was a shout and a cry of pain from across the room. All eyes swivelled from the bizarre marriage proposal to Geoffrey, who was also on his knees in front of his dragon. Though Geoffrey’s cry seemed to be made out of despair as his sculpture melted and bubbled like a fountain. Within seconds the six-foot dragon was reduced to nothing more than a small lump of ice and a big pool of water.
Pe
Although she knew one person who would be quite happy to destroy the other competitors’ work. She looked down at Fabio who was still kneeling at her feet. He gave her a wink and she snatched her hand from his, not wanting any part of his pettiness.
‘YOU! You did this,’ Geoffrey roared, a livid rage boiling behind his eyes as he charged across the room towards Fabio.
Josh was quick to move Daisy out the way and Pe
This was at least enough to stop the fight as Fabio wailed in horror.
The police finally made a move, obviously finding the whole spectacle far too entertaining to actually want to stop it. As Fabio launched himself at Geoffrey again, they pulled the two of them apart and dragged them both out the building.
‘Get off me!’ Fabio yelled in a perfect Essex accent as he struggled for his freedom.
The door closed behind them and the room fell into silence. Suddenly people started clapping and cheering, obviously thinking it was all part of the competition. Either that or it was the most excitement the people of White Cliff Bay had seen in a long time.
Pe
Pe
‘I’m so sorry. I shouldn’t have brought you, I never expected it to be like this.’
Daisy wiped away tears of laughter. ‘Best thing I’ve seen for a long time. You have to bring me to all competitions from now on, even if I’m not competing.’
With the drama over, people went back to perusing the remaining sculptures. There were only four others now apart from Pe
‘Gives us more of a chance now they are out of the competition,’ Daisy said. ‘Though that Hogwarts Castle over there is getting a lot of interest.’
Pe
Suddenly there was a flurry of excitement as the judges arrived. Pippa, the Mayor of White Cliff Bay, came in first, her huge pregnant belly parting the crowds, overshadowing the gold chain of office that hung round her neck. Pippa waved at Pe