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238They got out of the shower and found the others in the bedroom. The lot of them had worked together to renew their bed with completely clean under-sheets duvet cover, pillow cases and pillows.The room smelt of lavender.Everyone was dressed, with Nancy, Jennifer, Dawn and Lisa looking a million dollars in fresh, loose summer dresses, John thought.Dawn came up to Caroline holding a dress, %u201cThis is for you. We%u2019re all going out for the day.%u201d%u201cI can%u2019t go out, love. Someone would recognise me,%u201d Caroline said.Dawn brought her hand from behind her back. %u201cNot with this on they won%u2019t,%u201d she said. And held up a long roll of a bandage.%u201cI%u2019m going to wrap your head and half your face with this, and if you wear sunglasses, no one on the planet will know it%u2019s you. You just came out of hospital after a motorbike crash.%u201dCaroline kissed her, thanking her with a face bright and smiling with excitement.%u201cWhere are we going? %u201c John asked. %u201cTo the zoo,%u201d Dawn said. %u201cLisa and Colin can come too. If they wish, they can stay over tonight as well.%u201d%u201cOh, yes. We%u2019d love that. Wouldn%u2019t we Colin?%u201d Lisa said.%u201cYes. Haven%u2019t been to a zoo for years,%u201d he replied, smiling.There arrived at the zoo, The Cotswold Wildlife Park. Dawn purchased a guide book and map. They started with a coffee each, sat outside the zoo cafe, and planned their visits and tour. Caroline was the most excited of all. %u201cI cannot remember the last time I was outside. It is just so fantastic to be here in the sun and share this day with my lovers and friends,%u201d she said.The day went well and they left and John treated them all to dinner in an up-market restaurant in Oxford City. When he ordered two bottles of expensive Champaign, Dawn asked what the special occasion was.%u201cThe Reverend%u2019s money went through to the Swiss bank account. The consultant at the clinic rang me when were at the zoo. We fly out The Undertaker