Sunday was always a boring day. I found myself trying to keep busy just to stop thinking about last night. I did the housework and the washing. Oh yes I was still doing that while madam lazed around most of the day. They went down to the car boot sale just after lunch. I walked into the kitchen and started the washing up. The last time I stood at the sink came back into my mind. I smiled at how nervous Sean's hands had felt at first. I was just as bad, all I kept thinking about was I was a married woman, and he was a young man of 18. I rushed to the house phone as it rang.
"Hi," I said, hoping it was Sean.
My heart raced like a train as I heard his voice. 10 minutes later I was in floods of tears. Della was on her way to see him so we couldn't meet up. He promised to phone me later when she had gone home. He never did. I resigned myself to thinking our brief fling was over.
Back at school on Monday I watched Della with him, if she was going to dump him why did they hold hands at lunch time? I exchanged the odd glance with Sean, I glanced in hope, and he glanced in regret.
I suppose this was a stupid way to act, seeing I was already married. But the whole situation was crazy. I had become so engrossed in being Becky I had forgotten who I really was! Hell I wasn't even sure if I wanted to be Carol from time to time. Could I cope when I had to return to being a housewife? That was a bad enough thought, but did I really want to be Jim's wife when this all ended?
I watched Della and Sean come back from lunch. They were late again and Miss Newark wasn't very impressed.
"Della it's not fair to keep going with Sean if you're dumping him," I mumbled, as she sat down next to me.
"Well it depends on Tommy."
I watched her shrink. She had never told me who she was dumping Sean for.
"Please don't tell anyone," she whispered.
"What about Sabrina? Christ Della she'll kill you!" I hissed in hushed tones.
"Yeah but Tommy will look after me, he won't let her hurt me, anyway it's none of your business."
I thought she was trying to convince herself more than me. By Wednesday I had told Sean about Della and Tommy. He looked hurt but a little relieved too.
"I'm sorry," I said, giving him a cuddle.
Della grabbed me in the playground at lunchtime. She dragged me round the corner and slammed me against the wall. Sabrina stood behind her chewing her gum, and curling her silly ringlet as usual.
"See I told you Della, I told you she was after your bloke," Sabrina sneered.
"You fucking cow! I fucking hate you. I made all that up about Tommy, Sabrina told me you wanted to date Sean again, and she saw him going to your house at the weekend you slag!"
I felt a slap to my face.
"Della please stop this," I begged, "She is just playing games with you."
"Sabrina is my friend and you are even jealous of that!" Della screamed.
She twisted my arm behind my back, and Sabrina appeared in front of me with a huge grin. She forced my mouth open and shoved a handful of dirt in and then pushed my bottom jaw up. I was crying by now as the dirt mashed into my teeth and gums. Sabrina took me over to the fence and kicked the back of my knee. I went down and felt several hands in my hair. My ponytail was pulled out and my head was pressed back to the fence. I felt someone tug at my hair, and it was twisted and pulled until I felt it tangled to the wire fence. They all walked away as I sat crying, with my hair tied to the fence! I tried to get my hair untangled but it just seemed to get worse. The word soon spread and laughing kids came round to watch me struggle to get free.
"Keep still."
"Pete, please get my hair off the fence," I sobbed.
"I'm trying to stupid," he replied.
Finally I was free and he picked up my bags for me. I thanked him and went to the toilet to sort my hair out.
"You OK now?"
I jumped not realising Pete was waiting as I came out of the toilets. He didn't wait for my answer he just walked away.
"Pete, can you wait for me please?"
I half ran after him cursing as I dropped my bag, and my books scattered on the ground. I felt silly, stupid, and awkward. I just burst into tears again. Pete began picking my books up again.
"Come on lets bunk off for the afternoon."
I stopped and looked at him.
"Go on Becky we've both got a free, and if you do anymore revising your head will explode. Besides I need your advice."
We walked into town and had a milkshake. He began to tell me about this girl he was seeing. That was all I needed now another relationship problem to sort out! He told me everything except who the girl was. He kept saying they had to keep it secret.