I don’t want to go that way, I want to go this way. I want to go the way we always go: left at the laundrette, up past the house with the curly willow, up to where the school is and if it’s recess the children are sitting on the wall, playing hopscotch on their phones.
All my college years lead to 10 years as a Kelly Girl, and now housekeeping.
You’re gonna be great! Onward, with a new frock.