FIVE
Much as I didn’t think I had any appetite; I’ve devoured the toast and tea. It must be my nerves.
It shouldn’t be long until Mum and Dad arrive, and I’m worried about what I’ll be telling them and what they might think of me.
Pondering my predicament, I’m certain they’re going to be very disappointed and feel I’ve let them down.
I’ve always been studious and performed well in my exams. When my ‘Higher’ results came out and I was awarded five ‘A’s’, they were delighted about it and boasted to all their friends and neighbours. They were even more excited than me when my application was accepted to study medicine at Glasgow University. No-one in the family, on either Mum or Dad’s side, has ever been to university before and it seemed as if my achievement was fulfilling the dreams of
