Chapter Two
The Store Room
When it comes to store rooms, size matters.
Agnus walked into Vegan is the New Black and caught sight of a bleary-eyed Deirdre brushing her teeth over a sink the size of an egg cup. Deirdre smiled half-heartedly and wiped her mouth. Spending nights in the storeroom played havoc with her sleep, and if she was honest with herself, it was all wearing a bit thin.
Agnus told her about the panto and her desperate need for a “tan without streaks” that hid “frowns, wobbly skin, and sunspots.”
“I have an audition coming up and I want to glow like a young bride,” she said.
Deirdre, slipping her toiletries under the basin, listened. It always helped when caught on the hop.
Agnus moved around the shop. She looked at the “living in the present” mandala, the organic soa
