Now – I was a good boy.
But I could also analyze statistics, and it was becoming clear to me that the odds were that at some point I’d get the strap.
For the most part, I was fine with that possibility
I was nervous and scared of the idea,
but it was used so matter of factly that it just seemed to be something you put up with.
Start of second term – and we were into our winter uniforms, even though it could still be fairly warm.
Winter uniform – grey woolen shorts that went down pretty much to your knees (especially seeing your mother hoped you’d get at least two years out of them),
grey socks that came up to your knees,
with a red and black stripe around the top
Grey, long sleeve button-up shirt, school tie (black with red and gold stripes) and the school blazer – heavy wool,
black with red piping and the school crest on the pocket.