We sat in silence and began nodding out heads to the guitar solo, before joining in with the lyrics. “No I don’t have a gun…. No I don’t have a gun…” When the next track came on, we couldn’t help but play air guitar and start head banging. Hannah whacked up the volume. “It sounds […]

  – Little girls should start with smaller heels before they try on shoes for big girls. Marie said in a slightly overbearing tone of voice which brought laughter from those who heard her including mom and Aunt Helen. I clenched my teeth my cheeks taking on the colour of beetroots, knowing full well that I had […]

Dad returned little more than five minutes later. He popped his head around the sitting room door, said “blimey it’s cold out there… anyone want a brew?” before adding, “Bloody hell they are long aren’t they!” as he glanced at my legs whilst taking my mug. “Can I have coffee please?” “Sure. Anyone else?” Dad […]

Margo grinned. “It sounds like you’re an expert on passive discipline.” “I wish.” Heather replied. “Recently he seems to be going off on a tangent.” She tells Margo about the crowd he’s in with and what she suspects he’s been getting up to. Before long their privacy is disturbed by a customer entering the salon […]

There’s two secondary schools in the town and Peter and his sister have been enrolled in the high school rather than the academy. The high school has a better Ofsted rating then the academy and the academy, according to their parents, has a long waiting list whilst the high school has plenty of places. They […]

I felt like crying once more then I fought about my Smart plan. I must have been a proper fool then I thought I could pull it of. If only I hadnt done it. This was as bad as things could ever be. I deserved a good kick in the head for doing this to […]

Peter’s mother visited Margo’s Hair Salon every fortnight and as a result, knew the proprietor, Margo very well. As well as the usual soap operas, holidays, celebrity gossip and current affairs conversations, Peter himself is often the subject of their biweekly chats. Like many sixteen year old boys, he gets up to mischief once in […]

I conceded and agreed to sticking with blue. Mum chooses me a little white vest also with pale blue lacy trim which, compared to the knickers, is relatively understated. But things soon got worse as she spent several uncomfortable minutes choosing me a suspender belt. Initially I didn’t know what they were for and I […]

I spent a moment weighing up the odds. “Do I have to wear my underwear too?” “Well I think you should wear some underwear.” Mum replied. “But which you wear is up to you.” she smiled. “I think Pete should put the kettle on whilst we find him something… then I’ll make us a brew whilst he’s […]

I knew there was a big mirror behind me and the last thing I wanted to do was to turn and face it. I felt the assistant’s hands on my shoulders and they gently turned me around. My reflection is half legs, half dress, with my gormless face perched on top. I reiterated that it’s […]