We’d get a detention at most.”
“A detention?” I resist the urge to laugh out loud.
“You’d get a detention for being half an hour late, Sara.
Not three and a half hours late!”
“Well come on, it’s getting even later.
Just what are you going to do, Clare?”
“I’m not sure yet, Sara.
Look, I’m supervising in the library tomorrow between 11.00 and 12.00.
Come and see me then, and I’ll let you know what I’ve got planned for you.
Goodnight!”
Before they get a chance to object, I turn and walk steadily away.
The following morning, I feel a bit tired but it will be worth it.
I can’t wait for eleven o’clock to come round.