Eloise still had her back turned to Megan which, perhaps, was a good thing at that moment. Her face fell. Somehow, she had managed to completely forget that Susan's birthday was in three days' time. It wasn't that she didn't care - she liked Susan quite a bit, and given the events that had come to pass in the last year or so, Eloise felt it was extra-important to remind the girl that her friends cared about her. But the sad fact was that Eloise was notorious for just letting birthdays utterly slip her mind. Or else remember them months in advance. Just never on time.
"Bollocks." She sighed, running a hand through her hair and turning on her heel to face Megan at last. "No. I didn't!"
Eloise huffed and sat on the bed heavily. "I always do this, I swear there's something wrong with me. I can remember anything else, other dates, completely useless information, but never anyone's birthday!"
She took a moment to collect her thoughts. "Well, like you said, I've got til Wednesday. There was this pair of books she told me about, once...she didn't have copies but had gotten them out of a library once. Maybe if I owl home tonight I can get..." She trailed off, realizing that she would not be owling home for help. "I could owl Keith, maybe he won't be too busy, he could run and pick them up for me and send them by Tuesday."