Chapter 10
Returning to work after Easter brought me back down to earth with a bump. Yes, the weather in Northumberland had been for the most part dreadful, but Mark, the boys, and I had been together just like a family. Romantic that I am, I appreciated that togetherness more than anything.
I took comfort in the fact it was Wednesday and there were only three days left in the week.
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The boys began an exhausting round of exam-sitting. Mark and I didn’t see as much of them during this period as they spent much of their free time separated in their respective bedrooms. Though I understand the walkie-talkies got a fair bit of usage.
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The Saturday afternoon before my birthday saw Mark and I sitting on a railway station platform waiting for a train from Newcastle. In typic
