My first two lessons, a double Chemistry, pass so very slowly, then it’s break time and off to the library, arriving nicely on the dot of eleven.
There’s only a small handful of girls in the library doing private study, and they’re quiet enough, so I sit at a table well away from them and get on with some revision of my own.
Sara and Anthea keep me waiting until just after eleven-thirty, but then they would, wouldn’t they?
The looks on their faces suggest they aren’t too happy to be here.
“Good morning, ladies.” At least I’m smiling.
“There, see! You can get to a place on time when you put your mind to it.
Do sit down.”