Summer Daydreams
“I can’t eat. I can’t sleep. I see no point in carrying on. I must have lost a tonne of weight as all my clothes are hanging off me.‘You need to go to the doctor,’ Olly says as I push away the toast that’s in front of me. I feel constantly sick and just can’t face it. His tone is slightly exasperated. ‘You can’t go on like this.’‘There’s nothing wrong.’‘There is, Nell. He could perhaps give you some tablets,’ Olly suggests. ‘Just to get you back on your feet.’‘Pills?’ I look up. ‘You think a pil...l will get our money back?’‘It’s you that I’m worried about.’‘I’m fine,’ I insist. But even I know that I’m not.I’m sitting on the sofa watching Daybreak, something I’ve taken to doing. In fact, I’m watching a lot of daytime television these days. I can’t face going into the shop, the office.Everything glares at me, accusing. The phone is silent. No one is ringing to order handbags any more. The glossy magazines have all stopped calling.MoreLess
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