Chapter Ten
‘Where’ve you been?’ Her mother’s shrill voice cut down the phone. Sally couldn’t help but wince. ‘’Ere I am, lookin’ after all these kids on me own and you go and disappear on me. You get yourself back ‘ere or God ‘elp me You’ll never be welcome back ‘ome again!’
‘Where’s Stevie?’ Sally’s heart hit the bottom of her feet. She’d rung Stevie’s phone expecting her brother and was still working through the shock of her mother answering.
‘The both of ‘em ‘ave ben ‘elpin’ you, ‘aven’t they? You can’t keep the wool over my eyes. I know what’s goin’ on. You, down there in the city, swannin’ it around, like your some sort of princess or something. Well, I’ve got news for you, missy. You’re not. Your place is ‘ere, lookin’ after your family. It’s your due. Your responsibility and you
