Superhoe (NHB Modern Plays) by Nicôle Lecky

Author:Nicôle Lecky [Nicôle, Lecky]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781788501385
Publisher: Nick Hern Books

Scene Six

I’m in Kent fuck knows why, my mum is showing me around their new house. It’s big. Very… family-looking. Except it’s not my home, because I ain’t even got the code to the wifi.

‘I want you to see this Sasha…’

SASHA shrugs.

‘Alright.’

I follow my mum into a bedroom, and she’s opening it slowly like someone cutting an official ribbon. I go in and she asks me if I like it, but the walls are beige and there’s nothing in there.

‘What?’

Hang on. Is this supposed to be?

It’s like I’m being offered a second, third, hundredth chance. I’m just starting to make proper cam money like I couldn’t just stop, there’s Carly and then I’d have to move to Kent. Although, it did look nice on the way up, I could focus on my EP again and I didn’t ever plan on getting my fanny out. It’s not something I planned for you know. Maybe I could get a job, learn to drive… Kevin walks in and rubs my mum’s shoulder.

‘Did you tell her then?’

My mum smiles.

‘We’re having a baby!’

SASHA stares at the ground, she doesn’t know what to say. Back on the defensive.

‘At your age?’

‘I’ve been checked over Sasha, and when the baby is here, maybe you can come and stay with us in the spare room for a bit, when Kevin’s mum’s not here hmm?’

I’m seriously outnumbered in this family. That’s four whites to one brown now. At dinner Megan’s decided to join us, she sits at the table on her phone, she hasn’t said a word to me until –

‘How do YOU know Carly Visionz?’

SASHA plays dumb.

‘Who?’

‘Carly Visionz, she’s like a famous Insta model and you’re all over each other’s pictures!’

‘I live with her, she’s my best friend, that’s why.’

‘That’s not true.’

‘It is Megan, Sasha’s been telling us all about her music stuff, and her modelling. I can’t tell you how proud I am.’

It’s my mum, she starts crying? And Megan’s eyes might pop out of her head. Kevin clears his throat.

‘It’s wonderful that we can all be here, every family has their ups and downs.

SASHA watches Kevin, uncomfortable.

‘You have finally fought to make something of yourself. I’ll leave you with this: “Whatever you think you deserve, is exactly what you will get.” ’

‘I’m showing my cunt to people on the internet.’

I don’t say that… Instead I rush my dinner and quickly leave, it’s just Mum and me at the front door. She hugs me, but I don’t hug her back, I go limp in her arms like one of my old dollies. She retreats, and pats me on the shoulder instead. I feel like an orphan.

I get the train back from Sevenoaks and I’m on my phone having my usual stalk, when a photo catches my eye. Anton’s in the photo – smiling, he’s got his arms around a girl and she’s holding up a twenty-first birthday cake. The caption underneath says ‘Happy birthday to me and happy one-year anniversary to my baby’. People I’ve never heard of calling them hashtag couplegoals.

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