What did you wear? I bet you looked ridiculous.
For the love of God, please tell me you didn’t attempt to dance, daughter mine.
She somehow intuited the answer from my tense silence. “Oh dear,” she said.
Dancing’s for the beautiful people, Eleanor. The thought of you, lumbering about like a walrus...
She laughed long and hard. “Oh, thank you, thanks very much, darling.
That’s made my night, it really has.” She laughed again. “Eleanor, dancing!”
“How are you, Mummy?” I said quietly.
“Fine, darling, just fine. It’s chili night tonight, always a treat.
We’re going to watch a film later. The wonder of Wednesdays!”
Her tone was breezy, cheerful—it had a borderline manic quality that I recognized.
“I got promoted, Mummy,” I said, unable to keep a little flash of pride from my voice.
She snorted. “Promoted! How incredibly impressive, darling. What does that mean—an extra five pounds a month?”
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