Nina’s Assembly
Nina’s Assembly
‘Turn that off,’ Dr Therone orders. The music stops. She glares at Nina for a moment, then turns back to the school. ‘Announcements? Yes, whoever’s hand that is.’
At lunch, Josh and I are having Berry Burst protein shakes.
It’s so depressing when today is pizza, and the hall is smelling of bubbly cheese and crispy ham.
Berry Burst sounds and looks like it should taste like a TGI milkshake, but it’s like drinking a cleaning product.
I take another gulp and grimace. It will be worth it.
A shy woman is a dry woman.
‘Ben told me that his sister and her boyfriend are moving out of their flat in Clapham. Rent’s a little more, but now with the head of department role . . .’ Josh says.
I frown. ‘What’s the point in moving flats in London? We may as well stick it out until we can put the deposit down. No?’
He takes a long gulp of his shake.
‘It’s a long way to commute for work, isn’t it? From the countryside,’ he says. It’s the first time he has mentioned anything about the commute.
‘Most people commute into London,’ I remind him.
Josh shrugs and takes another gulp. Nina comes into the lunch hall. We watch to see if she’s displaying any signs of distress from her meeting with Dr Therone. She fills her plate from the salad bar happily enough and comes and sits down without a word.
‘Did everything go okay with Dr Therone?’ I ask.
‘It went exactly to plan. I got what I wanted, thank you for asking.’
Josh leans across. ‘What did you want?’
‘Evidence, Joshua,’ she says, and stabs a potato with her fork and puts it full into her mouth. She then turns to me. ‘What did you do to your hair?’
You are invited to Amy’s Wedding Dress Fitting.
10th February at 1 p.m.
Redchurch Street. Black door by Beanie cafe.
Red wine and cheese will be served.
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Lace xxx