Colin had to stay in hospital for a week, and even afterwards couldn't move about easily with a cast like that. His parents therefore insisted he stayed with them, an offer he felt he couldn't refuse. But that he regretted as soon as he arrived at their house.
- why was he there?
- who is he?
They spat it out. Like chameleon tongues the words left their foaming mouths.
- his name is Tom. I think I'm in love with him.
Whereupon his dinner plate was handed him so brusquely it fell into his lap and had his mother been anywhere near a decent cook he would have had severe burns. As it was, the lukewarm meal lay basking in his lap without creating much more than a nuisance.
- Colin, to your room. Now!
He couldn't believe he was hearing correctly, but was happy enough to leave them.
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