Riley Elliot had been right of course, I doubted he was wrong about much in life but the bubble bath had done wonders for me, I washed the last few days away when I lathered up my hair. And felt much better. Well maybe not much but better enough to put on some clean clothes and a tiny bit of makeup anyway. By the time I had done that and straightened out the room I was almost running late. As it was I was one of the last to slink into the conference room, gratefully I took a chair towards the back, ducking my head, I let my loose not quite dry hair to hide my face. I might feel better but I didn’t feel confident enough to deal with the questions that would come if people saw me. Much better to hide away at the back. Take my notes and then leave before the press conference was over and

