The Emerging by Tanya Allan

Author:Tanya Allan [Allan, Tanya]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: TJA Publishing
Published: 2015-09-15T04:00:00+00:00

Twelve

“Right, put your pens down, and stop writing!” said Mr Fuller, the invigilator. “Place all your papers into the envelope provided and sit and wait for it to be collected. All spare paper will be taken from you before you leave.”

Kenneth breathed a sigh of relief. Four weeks of solid exams were over.

He felt pretty optimistic, as all the papers had seemed far easier than the mocks they took some months ago now. Perhaps the torc had assisted him to remember stuff, or perhaps now his gender problem was about to be permanently sorted had allowed him the brain space to concentrate. Certainly, he no longer thought about it all day and every day. He smiled, for most of the time when not at school, he was Keira, so it was all academic anyway.

It had been a turbulent four weeks; not just because of the exams. He had managed one meeting with Anne, as he had to cope with a lot of distractions. One problem was the time spent fending of Child Services from the local council. His father had been to court, pleaded guilty and apologised to everyone for being an arse. He had come home, a contrite and very much more subdued man, particularly as he was disqualified from driving for a year and fined £800 for the drink-drive offence. For thumping the policeman he was given a conditional discharge, because he was in hospital and thought that his wife had sent the man to steal his wallet. The fact the court believed him to a degree said a lot about the Justices.

However, it came to light that a juvenile (Kenneth) had been left on his own for days, if not weeks at a time as the parents had been so involved in their respective careers. The first Graham knew of this was when the police had informed the court that Linda had not been at home for a week, and that Graham had been abroad for two. It was a real revelation and reality check for the man. To say he was shocked to the core would be quite accurate. He had been so focussed on his career and his life that he had forgotten that with marriage and children (even if just one child) came responsibilities. He was not truly aware how much Linda was equally distracted by her career, believing her to be a part-timer who was mainly a mother, instead of a very part-time mother and almost full-time career woman.

Oh yes, and his Mercedes was written off when he hit that tree.

After the court case, Graham and Kenneth had met with the Child Services. Graham admitted full responsibility and claimed blissful ignorance as to the true state of affairs. He told the woman that he was now going to have to work from home so as to be available for his son.

“It’s a bit late for that now, as he’s almost an adult!” she had said, looking at the sixteen year old.

However, she accepted

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