The Petticoat & the Evacuee Scene 78

With his uniform purchased, Billy and his guardian make their way back up the hill to the house. He has plenty on his mind and plenty to talk to Alice about and he wastes no time in bending her ear. Alice listens patiently whilst he tells her that his mother knows all about him being a girl and that she possibly wants him to remain a girl for good… and that the bomb threat has been lifted and he could go home but his mother wants him to stay here with Mrs Postlethwaite! He barely takes a breath as he blurts the information in Alice’s direction and when he does finally pause to breathe… “I know.” Alice says with a sigh as she picks up a handwritten letter from her bedside table. “I received a letter from mother this morning and she wants me to go home.” she tells him.