CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR
I'm ashamed to admit that I cried for days after Gina left. I refused to see the scum bag, Luigi, Gavin, whatever - and I asked Tony and Paul to deal with him when he came to collect me for our 'date'. I think Jo slapped him, too, but it was all a bit of a blur.
Eventually, Jo had to go home to her daughter and I had to force the rest of my friends to leave me alone. I told them I was fine. They knew I wasn't. But they also knew I needed time on my own to sort out my head. I tried to call Mum, but mobile phone signals weren't particularly good where she was so I couldn't get through. I'd hoped she'd call me back but I was still waiting, four days later.
Sitting on the sofa, with a duvet over me and a mass of takeaway boxes around my feet, I felt ashamed of myself. I
