Afternoon Tea with the Strides“I said no, and I mean no, and that's my last word on the subject Mikey. Now, will you please drop it?”
Michael Stride was quite taken aback by his eldest sister's tirade. He was used to a more refined tone from Mary, what with her being a doctor and all. She was normally so laid back and as a rule would never raise her voice, particularly towards Mikey. Now however, his sister appeared to be angry with him, though he couldn't quite make out why she needed to be so aggressive towards him.
“Look Mary,” he began, only for his sister to interrupt him;
“No, you look Mikey. I've had a long hard day and then I come home and Angela tells me you want to go raking up the past all over again and bringing more hurt and shame on this family. Well, I'm telling you now,
