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To get home carrying the image of him the eyes hazel the hair the quiff the way he looked at her Yehudit her mother says where have you been was the school bus late again? no I was talking to a boy she says wondering what her mother will say looking away wanting to get out of her school uniform get into something better what boy? the mother asks gazing scrutinising taking in her daughter’s face seeing if the eyes give anything away Benedict’s a new boy at school lives along the road in the black cottages the mother stares harder boys can be problematic she says what were you talking about? Yehudit looks at the photograph on the mantelpiece a family group before her brothers left to marry about choir he’s going to join Yehudit says trying not to sound too excited well make sure that is all it is don’t want you bringing home trouble the mother says firmly of course not Yehudit says wondering what trouble her mother means just singing in choir he’s coming tonight for practice she adds looking at her mother’s eyes the depth there a darkness lurking you’re 13 not 23 her mother says be 14 soon Yehudit says and how old is this boy? the mother asks 14 I think he’s in my class at school so only just 14 I guess Yehudit says biting her lower lip as I said you’re just 13 so no trouble the mother says or else she walks away towards the kitchen where potatoes boil or else echoes in Yehudit’s head as she goes upstairs to her room to lay on her bed.
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Nov 17, 2015
Nov 17, 2015 at 7:44 AM UTC
THIRD DEGREE 1961.
To get home carrying the image of him the eyes hazel the hair the quiff the way he looked at her Yehudit her mother says where have you been was the school bus late again? no I was talking to a boy she says wondering what her mother will say looking away wanting to get out of her school uniform get into something better what boy? the mother asks gazing scrutinising taking in her daughter’s face seeing if the eyes give anything away Benedict’s a new boy at school lives along the road in the black cottages the mother stares harder boys can be problematic she says what were you talking about? Yehudit looks at the photograph on the mantelpiece a family group before her brothers left to marry about choir he’s going to join Yehudit says trying not to sound too excited well make sure that is all it is don’t want you bringing home trouble the mother says firmly of course not Yehudit says wondering what trouble her mother means just singing in choir he’s coming tonight for practice she adds looking at her mother’s eyes the depth there a darkness lurking you’re 13 not 23 her mother says be 14 soon Yehudit says and how old is this boy? the mother asks 14 I think he’s in my class at school so only just 14 I guess Yehudit says biting her lower lip as I said you’re just 13 so no trouble the mother says or else she walks away towards the kitchen where potatoes boil or else echoes in Yehudit’s head as she goes upstairs to her room to lay on her bed.
A GIRL AFTER SCHOOL AND HER MOTHER'S THIRD DEGREE IN 1961
TerryCollett
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TerryCollett
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Nov 17, 2015
Nov 17, 2015 at 7:44 AM UTC
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