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helping to set up the stall on Saturday afternoon.
    ‘We’ll be too busy getting ready for the party,’ Annabel said, as we headed for our lockers.
    ‘We’ve got all day to get ready,’ I said. ‘I’m sure we’ll have time to help set up the stall.’
    ‘What about the game?’ Kimmi reminded me. ‘We promised we’d watch the guys play rugby.’
    I sighed. There seemed to be no point trying to convince them. ‘Okay, well, even if we can’t set up, we should make the banner for the stall. And we still have to go to the Wild Club meeting tomorrow,’ I insisted. ‘We promised Jack and Liam we’d be there.’
    Annabel groaned.
    ‘It’s not going to kill you,’ I said, pausing outside the girls’ toilets. ‘Look, Bunga needs you.’ I nodded towards the Wild Club poster, so Annabel and Kimmi would see Bunga’s sad eyes staring at them.
    ‘All right, all right,’ Annabel said. ‘We’ll go to the meeting tomorrow.’ She turned to the poster of Bunga. ‘But just for you.’
    ‘Bunga says thank you ,’ I said in a silly orangutan voice. But as I looked at the poster, I felt guilty all over again that I was going to Ryan’s party instead of the movie night. I was well and truly committed to the party now; there was no way I could change my mind. But then I had an idea. Maybe there was still something I could do to help Bunga!
    That night, I got through my homework as quickly as possible and then, instead of re-reading all the texts I’d had from Saia, like I’d done every other night, I got to work.

    By fourth period on Friday, I could feel a knot growing in my stomach as it got closer and closer to lunchtime, when I knew I’d be seeing Liam and Jack. I wondered what everyone in the Wild Club would make of my little project. I’d stayed up late working on it and had only saved it to a USB that morning.
    ‘I still don’t know why we’re here,’ Annabel said as we hovered outside the door. ‘It’s just going to be really awkward. We haven’t even done the banner like we said we would.’
    ‘Come on,’ I said. ‘The guys have probably forgotten all about the banner.’ I didn’t think that was true, but I wasn’t going to give Kimmi and Annabel any excuses to get out of the meeting.
    ‘You think?’ asked Kimmi hopefully.
    ‘Anyway, I’ve got something to show Liam and Jack.’ I waved the USB at them.
    ‘What is it?’ Annabel asked, nervously. ‘It’s not some random video of us dancing or something is it?’
    I shook my head. ‘Come on, I’ll show you.’ I shoved Annabel and Kimmi in ahead of me. The room was busy with groups of people chatting at full volume, finalising preparations for the big night.
    The guys were huddled together at our usual bench, talking.
    ‘Hey, you made it.’ Liam smiled as we walked in and sat down with them.
    ‘You didn’t think we’d come?’ I said.
    Liam shrugged. ‘Wasn’t sure.’
    ‘So, how’s the banner going?’ Jack asked.
    Kimmi glanced at me and scowled. ‘The paint was still a bit wet,’ she explained, ‘so I left it at home. We’ll have to bring it to the stall tomorrow.’
    ‘Cool,’ Jack replied. ‘Can’t wait to see it.’
    ‘I’ve got something else to show you,’ I said, holding up my USB. ‘I was thinking we should use the fundraiser to educate people about orangutans. So …’ I put the USB into the laptop on the desk. Everyone gathered around as I ran the mouse down the files and clicked on Save the Orangutans . I could feel Annabel shuffling beside me, getting impatient, but she stopped fidgeting as the music started and footage of some baby orangutans came up on screen.
    ‘So cute,’ Annabel cooed.
    Kimmi started oooing and ahhing too . ‘They are so adorable.’
    I had edited together clips of baby orangutans cuddling each other, clinging to their mother’s backs and sucking on babies’ bottles. There was some footage of adult orangutans too. My favourite was an old-man orangutan brushing his