As soon as Josie confirmed that the money was in her account, she began to look around for a small flat, a bed-sit with mod cons all in the same room.
The flat she eventually found, a place just off the Caledonian Road, was an Edwardian terrace house converted into 4 flats. A woman with lots of cats lived in the basement, a Syrian family lived on the ground floor, an elderly widow shared the second floor with her even more elderly sister whilst Josie had the upper floor, the former servant’s room.
She kept herself to herself, paid her rent on time and made sure that none of the other occupants knew of her secret life.
Josie was an injecting h****n addict, and although with a permanent address she could now claim benefits, she supplemented her income by working three nights a week as a s
