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drop the wife-beating charges against my Jimmy or he’s gonnae dae me in.’
Bobby turned to his mother. ‘See you tomorrow, Mum. Lois and I will so enjoy having you and Uncle Luke over at our place.’
The receptionist came forward to say, ‘Bobby, your taxi has arrived.’
‘Fine. Just give me a minute with Fran.’
Sally was making for the door when the assistant came forward. ‘Fran is forever having these dramatic scenes but Bobby will have her calmed down in next to no time. You know he does so understand her and that is surprising because she had such a deprived childhood and he tells me that he on the other hand …’ she paused before adding, ‘was always provided with a new Burberry coat and Startrite shoes and every year at that.’
Sally felt the woman was waiting for a comment from her but she was struck dumb.
On leaving King Street Sally decided to stroll down to the Four Marys pub on the Shore. She was the licensee but she now trusted the management of the lucrative establishment to Josie. Some people thought that this was a reckless action on Sally’s part as Josie was … . well, as Sally conceded, Josie was as Josie was.
As she ambled over Cables Wynd and looked up at the high-rise building, she shuddered. Never would she consider that the soulless-looking place should be classed as suitable housing for mothers and bairns. Nothing she could do about that so she strolled on and then passed the Model Lodging House in Parliament Street. Her thoughts now turned again to Josie. But then when in her life had she not thought about her? She smiled when she thought how Josie had changed in the last three years. The change had come about when Angela, the child Josie had abandoned at birth, had turned up on the doorstep of the Four Marys bar. Sally could still remember the night she had come face to face with the very attractive young woman. That was the night Sally had ended up assaulted – not only by her niece, Angela, who mistakenly thought she was the mother who had callously abandoned her, but also her brother, Luke, who wrongly assumed she had assisted their mother, Peggy Mack, out of this world.
Since Angela had come on the scene Josie seemed to have grown up. It was true she still flirted with the men that came into the bar, but the squandering of her money had stopped. Every penny was a prisoner now. All Josie could think about was how she could speedily amass another aeroplane fare to California.
Sally was nearly on top of the Four Marys when she stopped to remember Angela’s wedding. The invitation had come to her and for a partner of her choice. Sally had not hesitated to return it to Angela with the suggestion that she should redirect it to her mother, Josie. She had gone on to say that it was right that Angela was angry with Josie for leaving her in the unmarried mothers’ home but could she not accept that Josie was only fifteen years of age at the time. All alone in the world, okay by her choice she was, so naturally she had panicked and done the only thing she thought she could do – leave her baby because she was incapable of providing for her. This mistake, Sally went on to point out, had blighted the whole of Josie’s life. Never a day went by that she didn’t think and long for Angela. The letter had done the trick and Angela had then sent on an invitation to Josie who of course had asked Sally to accompany her to California for her daughter’s big day.
Sally recalled with gladness how Joy Yorkston, Angela’s grandmother, had welcomed both Josie and herself into her home. Indeed Sally was very grateful to Joy for going out of her way to willingly accept Josie as her daughter-in-law. The wedding day itself was all that Josie could have wished it to be. Everybody, including Angela and Joy, toasted the mother of the bride, Josie, who had made a big effort to charm everybody. Sally chuckled when she accepted that the wedding had been Josie’s passport to America and every
Bobby turned to his mother. ‘See you tomorrow, Mum. Lois and I will so enjoy having you and Uncle Luke over at our place.’
The receptionist came forward to say, ‘Bobby, your taxi has arrived.’
‘Fine. Just give me a minute with Fran.’
Sally was making for the door when the assistant came forward. ‘Fran is forever having these dramatic scenes but Bobby will have her calmed down in next to no time. You know he does so understand her and that is surprising because she had such a deprived childhood and he tells me that he on the other hand …’ she paused before adding, ‘was always provided with a new Burberry coat and Startrite shoes and every year at that.’
Sally felt the woman was waiting for a comment from her but she was struck dumb.
On leaving King Street Sally decided to stroll down to the Four Marys pub on the Shore. She was the licensee but she now trusted the management of the lucrative establishment to Josie. Some people thought that this was a reckless action on Sally’s part as Josie was … . well, as Sally conceded, Josie was as Josie was.
As she ambled over Cables Wynd and looked up at the high-rise building, she shuddered. Never would she consider that the soulless-looking place should be classed as suitable housing for mothers and bairns. Nothing she could do about that so she strolled on and then passed the Model Lodging House in Parliament Street. Her thoughts now turned again to Josie. But then when in her life had she not thought about her? She smiled when she thought how Josie had changed in the last three years. The change had come about when Angela, the child Josie had abandoned at birth, had turned up on the doorstep of the Four Marys bar. Sally could still remember the night she had come face to face with the very attractive young woman. That was the night Sally had ended up assaulted – not only by her niece, Angela, who mistakenly thought she was the mother who had callously abandoned her, but also her brother, Luke, who wrongly assumed she had assisted their mother, Peggy Mack, out of this world.
Since Angela had come on the scene Josie seemed to have grown up. It was true she still flirted with the men that came into the bar, but the squandering of her money had stopped. Every penny was a prisoner now. All Josie could think about was how she could speedily amass another aeroplane fare to California.
Sally was nearly on top of the Four Marys when she stopped to remember Angela’s wedding. The invitation had come to her and for a partner of her choice. Sally had not hesitated to return it to Angela with the suggestion that she should redirect it to her mother, Josie. She had gone on to say that it was right that Angela was angry with Josie for leaving her in the unmarried mothers’ home but could she not accept that Josie was only fifteen years of age at the time. All alone in the world, okay by her choice she was, so naturally she had panicked and done the only thing she thought she could do – leave her baby because she was incapable of providing for her. This mistake, Sally went on to point out, had blighted the whole of Josie’s life. Never a day went by that she didn’t think and long for Angela. The letter had done the trick and Angela had then sent on an invitation to Josie who of course had asked Sally to accompany her to California for her daughter’s big day.
Sally recalled with gladness how Joy Yorkston, Angela’s grandmother, had welcomed both Josie and herself into her home. Indeed Sally was very grateful to Joy for going out of her way to willingly accept Josie as her daughter-in-law. The wedding day itself was all that Josie could have wished it to be. Everybody, including Angela and Joy, toasted the mother of the bride, Josie, who had made a big effort to charm everybody. Sally chuckled when she accepted that the wedding had been Josie’s passport to America and every
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