The Reunion by Polly Phillips

Author:Polly Phillips
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
Published: 2022-04-08T00:00:00+00:00

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The sink is filled with watery bile that reeks of spirits. I’m slumped next to it. There’s a gap between the unit it sits on and the floorboards. I picture folding myself into it and disappearing. The gutters are where I belong. My phone bleats in my hand. Helen has been calling me non-stop since I hung up on her. I don’t answer. What is there to say?

Sounds outside my room suggest the rest of the corridor is starting to wake up. There are doors slamming and snatches of laughter as people get on with their usual morning routine. I wonder how many of them have seen the picture and what they’re saying about me. Some of them will be going to the library. It’s where I should be. I’ve got an exam on Monday. But how can I think of anything like that when my life is crashing down around my ears?

My hand vibrates as a text message chimes through. Helen never gives up. I click on the envelope, even though there’s nothing she can say that will make me feel better.

Go and see college authorities.

Get the picture taken down.

We can contain this. xx

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