The Convent (2012)
“I’m wearing my new high heels with jeans and a loose red top, and I feel very jittery. My hair is pinned back and I’ve got on my red lipstick. When I left the house my eyes in the hall mirror looked too bright. They were glittering. And my cheeks were uncharacteristically pink.
I’m flushed, as though I might be coming down with something.
Det is pale, as usual, and is dressed in an old black trench coat. She notices my colour and mood immediately.
‘What are you on?’ ‘Nothing,’ I whi...sper.
‘Peach!’ ‘Oh, I’m just … Nothing. What about you?’ I ask in a bid to get her eyes off me.
‘Brilliant.’ She grins.
‘How come?’ ‘It’s called food.’ She flips my hair a couple of times playfully. ‘I’m actually trying to cook food and it’s working wonders!’ ‘God,’ I murmur and take a look around at the crowd, ‘bit dramatic, isn’t it?’ ‘I chuck a lot of it up every morning, but still … Hey, you look hot, Peach,’ she teases.MoreLess
I’m flushed, as though I might be coming down with something.
Det is pale, as usual, and is dressed in an old black trench coat. She notices my colour and mood immediately.
‘What are you on?’ ‘Nothing,’ I whi...sper.
‘Peach!’ ‘Oh, I’m just … Nothing. What about you?’ I ask in a bid to get her eyes off me.
‘Brilliant.’ She grins.
‘How come?’ ‘It’s called food.’ She flips my hair a couple of times playfully. ‘I’m actually trying to cook food and it’s working wonders!’ ‘God,’ I murmur and take a look around at the crowd, ‘bit dramatic, isn’t it?’ ‘I chuck a lot of it up every morning, but still … Hey, you look hot, Peach,’ she teases.MoreLess
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