“Dark secrets?” Marielle asked. “What’s happening to your imagination?” she asked in response to Francie’s question.

“What secret then? Did you discover another new dance group?” Francie asked.

Clifford heaved a sigh of relief. He hoped that the other two did not see how tense he was a few seconds ago.

“No, silly! We have something to do together, but it requires complete honesty and discretion. We shouldn’t tell a soul about what we’re going to ...