EXTRA FOR BREAKFAST.

I saw her on the lower steps of the stairway of the flats on my way to buy bread rolls for breakfast my mother's money warm in my palm what are you doing here? I asked Enid looked at me she licked her swollen lip Dad told me to go out she said why's that? she looked out at the Square he's in one of his moods says he doesn't want to see my face I sat down beside her have you had breakfast? I asked she shook her head he said I wasn’t to go back until he'd left for work want to come with me to the baker shop to buy bread rolls? she hugged herself against the morning chill grey sky above may as well she said so we walked through the Square and down the slope to the baker shop she looked cold the shop was warm inside and she looked around at the bread and cakes and other items on shelves and the smell of warm bread in the air I asked for the rolls and ordered two more and gave the man the money and we left with a big white bag of rolls warm in my hands we walked back up the slope and through the Square and walked to the entrance to the flats she sat down on the steps aren't you coming for breakfast? she looked at me what if my dad looks for me? he'll look for no one then won't he? she looked uncertain won't your mum mind me being there? of course not she likes you I said she hesitated are you sure? yes of course I am so she followed me up the stairs to my parent’s flat on the third floor we entered Mum looked at Enid and me extra for breakfast I said and I bought extra rolls Mum nodded and said come in Enid get yourself warm you look frozen I gave my mother the rolls and with Enid walked to the sitting room the radio was on playing some music I sat at the table by the window and Enid sat beside me her swollen lip getting bigger a bluey bruise showing on her cheek and on a Monday first day of the week.

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