Always the Sun
“As the day approached, Sam grew more nervous on his behalf. He couldn’t sleep.
He remembered his own first day at the same school. When he thought of himself, big and clumsy in his new uniform, he felt a kind of pity, a strange desire to reach back through time and comfort himself. But it hadn’t been so bad for him. He was one of nearly three hundred First Years, blinking in the bright new light. And of course, he had Mel, his big sister. Mel was in the Third Year, as it then was, and Sam d...idn’t question that, for all they were sworn enemies at home, Mel would look after him at school. Mel had a reputation. Nobody messed with her, be it boy, girl or teacher. Sam believed then, as part of him believed now, that she was almighty and indestructible.
Because the idea made Sam nervous, Mel took Jamie to shop for his uniform. She came round at 10 a.m., and they didn’t get back until late that afternoon. They’d bought everything Jamie needed: a new blazer, slightly too large in the shoulders and arms, to allow for growth, a yellow, blue and red striped tie, five polycotton white shirts, black Caterpillar boots and a full sports kit with reversible rugby sweater.MoreLess
He remembered his own first day at the same school. When he thought of himself, big and clumsy in his new uniform, he felt a kind of pity, a strange desire to reach back through time and comfort himself. But it hadn’t been so bad for him. He was one of nearly three hundred First Years, blinking in the bright new light. And of course, he had Mel, his big sister. Mel was in the Third Year, as it then was, and Sam d...idn’t question that, for all they were sworn enemies at home, Mel would look after him at school. Mel had a reputation. Nobody messed with her, be it boy, girl or teacher. Sam believed then, as part of him believed now, that she was almighty and indestructible.
Because the idea made Sam nervous, Mel took Jamie to shop for his uniform. She came round at 10 a.m., and they didn’t get back until late that afternoon. They’d bought everything Jamie needed: a new blazer, slightly too large in the shoulders and arms, to allow for growth, a yellow, blue and red striped tie, five polycotton white shirts, black Caterpillar boots and a full sports kit with reversible rugby sweater.MoreLess
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