‘I was due on when I said it, and you know what a bitch I can be. I get a right temper on me about the stupidest things, but I don’t mean half of what I say – you know that. Come on, mate, let’s not fall out like this.’ ‘It doesn’t matter,’ Sue assured her, giving her a small smile of forgiveness. ‘Honestly, I’m not mad at you. You were right. We were taking over, and it wasn’t fair.’ ‘So stay, then,’ Julie said, her eyes glistening with tears. ‘Please, mate, it won’t feel the same without you. You and me have been like sisters this last year, and I’m going to miss you.’ Thinking that sisters didn’t do to each other what Julie had done to her by not telling her the truth from the start, Sue shoved the last few of Connor’s clothes into a bin bag and shook her head. ‘I’ll miss you, too, but it’s better this way. Your flat’s too small for all three of us. And the council were just going to leave us here, so you might never have got your space back.’ ‘I don’t care,’ Julie insisted.
