—Drinks?” I queried. Xxnx —I found her, I warned you,” I protested, “I told you she was doing drugs ages ago.” I said, “But you wouldn’t listen, you believed her when she denied it, and you wouldn’t believe it when she started sleeping around for money.”
But nothing had prepared us for the broken shell of a girl that came home with us from Portsmouth and Southsea magistrates court that Wednesday afternoon,†‬fines paid and probation order in place. I breathed a sigh of relief.†“‬I thought it was Sheila my sister.—
“Leila,†‬Sheila who gives a fug.— ‬she said,†“‬I might have heard wrong,†‬you don’t think I was christened Carmen do youâ€?”
I shook my head,†“‬Is this her patchâ€?”
“Sure,†‬give her twenty minutes she’ll be back.— ‬the†‬woman said,†“‬We can fool around while you waitâ€?”
“Thanks,†‬but I have unfinished business.— ‬I insisted,†“‬Another time
