‘When did you last see them?’ Katie asks without beating about the bush, with such naturalness as if we were old friends.
‘Huh,’ I lean back with the teacup. ‘It’s been ten months since I ran… I mean I left home.’
‘That is indeed a long time. Lily lives in Cairo with her boyfriend, so I know exactly how hard it is for a parent when she can’t see her child. Luckily though, we do chats on skype, even if it’s not the same,’ she says with laughter.
‘I, well… I don’t know how much Liam has told you, but the thing is, my relationship with my parents is, so to speak,’ I scratch my temple and glance towards the living room where Liam is still talking to Lily, ‘it’s rather tense.’ I don’t know how much these people know about my escape, but I assume Liam hasn’t shared all the details with them,
