[Clootie Dumpling]

Yes, Lauren seems to thrive on being at the centre of controversy, but too spineless to enter the fray to state the facts. My suspcion is that she was fearful of getting jumped on for being so self-centred as to waltz (stagger) down from the diary room, claiming that she'd heard that everything was alright at home/with her family/whatever. Rather than risk her giraffe-like neck, she stayed schtum and revelled in the havoc.