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Where have you been? Gloria asked Paddington train station Lydia said on you own? no with Benny who's Benny? Lydia sat on her bed her big sister was applying make up to her face a boy Lydia said boyfriend at your age? Gloria teased Lydia stared at her sister's tight red skirt he's a boy Lydia said what? Mum and Dad let you go? Gloria said gazing at her 9 year old sister in the mirror's reflection yes Lydia said what's he after? Gloria said smirking after? what you mean after? Lydia said frowning   leave her alone you Lydia's mum said passing the open doorway just because you drop your underwear to the nearest bloke doesn't mean you can get her to be like you in any case she's just 9 so it isn't right just joking Gloria said moodily well it isn't a joke her mother said well Lydia what did you do with the Benny Boy? watched trains Lydia said is that all? Gloria said yes and Benny bought me a glass of milk and we shared a big biscuit big spender eh? Gloria said watched trains? her mother said all the time? yes Lydia said all sorts big trains and smaller ones lots of steam and noise but we like that Gloria said glad my boyfriend ain't like that or I'd drop him like dog's turds her mother walked off shaking her head and Lydia went off to the lounge to watch TV thinking of Benny and the shared biscuit and the promise of going to Scotland one day far far away.
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Nov 6, 2015
Nov 6, 2015 at 3:29 AM UTC
FAR FAR AWAY 1958.
Where have you been? Gloria asked Paddington train station Lydia said on you own? no with Benny who's Benny? Lydia sat on her bed her big sister was applying make up to her face a boy Lydia said boyfriend at your age? Gloria teased Lydia stared at her sister's tight red skirt he's a boy Lydia said what? Mum and Dad let you go? Gloria said gazing at her 9 year old sister in the mirror's reflection yes Lydia said what's he after? Gloria said smirking after? what you mean after? Lydia said frowning   leave her alone you Lydia's mum said passing the open doorway just because you drop your underwear to the nearest bloke doesn't mean you can get her to be like you in any case she's just 9 so it isn't right just joking Gloria said moodily well it isn't a joke her mother said well Lydia what did you do with the Benny Boy? watched trains Lydia said is that all? Gloria said yes and Benny bought me a glass of milk and we shared a big biscuit big spender eh? Gloria said watched trains? her mother said all the time? yes Lydia said all sorts big trains and smaller ones lots of steam and noise but we like that Gloria said glad my boyfriend ain't like that or I'd drop him like dog's turds her mother walked off shaking her head and Lydia went off to the lounge to watch TV thinking of Benny and the shared biscuit and the promise of going to Scotland one day far far away.
A 9 YEAR OLD GIRL AND BOY AND HER BIG SISTER AND HER MOTHER IN LONDON IN 1958
TerryCollett
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Nov 6, 2015
Nov 6, 2015 at 3:29 AM UTC
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