Made in London by Clare Lydon

Author:Clare Lydon [Lydon, Clare]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781912019878
Publisher: Custard Books
Published: 2019-10-12T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

Two days later, Heidi met Sarah in one of the local Jewish coffee shops in their area. She’d been working this morning and had just booked a new job with two lovely women for their wedding in six months’ time. Maya was at nursery, and Heidi was picking her up in two hours, which gave her time to have a coffee with her sister.

She loved the community mix of this part of London. While Stoke Newington was within spitting distance, with its hipsters and Turkish community, Stamford Hill was very much a Jewish enclave. However, all the residents, whatever their nationality, lived happily together, showcasing London’s ability to be the poster child for diversity. Their family was a case in point: Caribbean meets Surrey, all living in north London surrounded by Jews. As if reinforcing her point, further up the road there was a mosque on one side, a synagogue on the other. When the services collided, which happened most weekends, the various congregations smiled and walked past each other on the same pavements. There was no issue with the Jewish and Muslim communities here.

But it wasn’t religion that had been clogging up Heidi’s brain for the past couple of days. That honour had gone to what she was now referring to as Poo-gate.

Sarah had her hand over her eyes as Heidi finished telling the story. “Shut the fuck up. She was spreading poo on her toast?” Sarah grimaced a little more. “Was it spreadable?”

“Apparently in Maya’s mind it was. But you know, I didn’t really take too close a look. I was a bit busy trying not to vomit on my shoes.”

“Wow, that’s some hardcore dating experiences you’ve had there. Some would say you two don’t look destined. But I think you should see it as a challenge.”

“That’s because you’re married.” Heidi held up a hand. “No more poo talk, it’s time to eat.” She took a bite of her pastry – light, buttery and shot through with lemon and cream cheese – and swooned. “You know what, I’m glad I moved here just to be close to these.”

“I thought you moved to be closer to your nearest and dearest?”

“That was a happy coincidence.” Heidi gave her a grin. “Seriously, though. Do you think there’s something wrong with Maya? I mean, is what happened a bit weird?”

Sarah was shaking her head before Heidi finished her sentence. “No. Kids are grim and weird, especially when they’re little. They’ll pick up anything and put it in their mouths. It’s part of childhood. When Albert was little, he was playing in the back garden with his friend and they found a dead baby bird. When I went out there, they were dissecting it, totally fascinated. They might have been about to grill it and add a little olive oil if I’d left it any longer.”

Heidi baulked. “Were we like that when we were kids? I don’t recall.”

“Probably. You want to ask Mum?”

“No.”

Sarah winced. “By the way, I might have kinda half-mentioned about you having a date.

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