Elizabeth fell back into the same routine: work and bed. The weekend came and went as uneventfully as ever. There was a rumour circulating that Jane Bates had had a telling-off for her questionable management techniques. Subsequently, she was in a foul mood. Elizabeth felt like she was tiptoeing over eggshells whenever she was around and hated her new position in the Homeware department even more. On her way home one evening, she purchased a copy of the local newspaper. Wednesday was job advertisement night, so she sat at the kitchen table with a red marker pen, circling anything she found interesting. There were a few jobs in social care, working with the elderly. Apparently no experience was required as they provided full training; as far as potential jobs went, they were the only ones w
