The first few weeks went well and I soon settled in. At weekends we were allowed to go to the local town which was a good walk or a short bus ride away. One Saturday I joined three new friends – Helen, Sandra and Bridget – at the bus stop. We were all in full uniform and were excited about the trip. On the bus we were quite boisterous and an elderly lady hissed at us to behave. We ignored her and on arrival got off in town. As we did so, we passed Pippa, a prefect in our house, who was quite bossy.
We had a lovely time in town and caught the bus back later in the afternoon. As we entered the main door, Miss E, the Headmistress, came along the corridor and spotted us. “You four girls to my study now!” She barked.