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bathroom mirr or, ’ thinking something horrible was beginning to grow on his face that he didn’t notice the last time he looked – the horror! ‘ I’ll be one of the weirdoes in class, they’ll slag me for wearing this jumper and I’ll never be one of the pickers for the football team! ’   Resisting the urge to stay to argue the matter more he thought for a second, ‘ maybe I should’ve listened to Emma an’ just do as I’m told, just for today mind. ’
    Looking up at Lauren w ith his typical under-the-eyebrows smirk ‘Ohh I suppose sooo,’ he drawled out the words, ‘but just for you.’ Pointing his small index finger at her he attempted a wink, ‘and good morning to you too Mammy .’  With that light statement he ran out, s lamming the door shut behind him and heading straight for the bathroom mirror to check up on this horrible growth that no-one was telling him about .
    ‘ Christ that was easier than expected, ’ Lauren sat amazed still staring at the empty space where her young son originally stood, ‘ his moods change like the friggin’ clouds in the friggin’ sky! ’ She and Peter could rarely manage him only getting around the stubborn git with bribe s, guiltily admitting that neither gave the time to their children to actually sit down and talk things through with them. Buying toys and sweets to make up for lost time with them, her sister-in-law Debbie was employed to take care of Emma and Keith because of the long hours she and Peter put into their work.
    ‘But that wasn’t how you had planned it, was it?’ questioning her reflection trying to force back that sharp feeling rising in her throat she closed her eyes for a minute to try and stop the tears from forming yet again . 
    Continuing with her make-up she could just barely hear the voices downstairs busy in their work making her think of another morning, another world ago when the voices throughout her parents house was one of excitement, of bridesmaids panicking because the dressmakers hadn’t arrived yet. A frantic father and a calming mother attempting to fix his bow tie while she casually, no intentionally informed Lauren that the order from the florist was wrong. The telephone was constantly ringing which led to one of the caterers stating that she wasn’t an answering service and promptly unplugged the phone cable.
    Whi le all the bedlam surrounded Lauren the hairdresser whispered in her ear, ‘ in all my times doing weddings I’ve never seen such a calm bride, you’re enjoying every minute of this aren’t you?’ 
    Lauren coyly smiled, yes she was enjoying the pandemonium her special day was causing and confidently dreamt of how perfect her marriage was going to be – coming back to the reality of present day she sarcastically dismissed that thought, ‘Yeah right!’.  
    There was no panic now , no excitement from the voices below which only enhanced her feeling of loneliness, is this how she would feel in the future? The future , it made her whole body shudder. ‘Oh Christ Lauren cop on,’ rubbing her forehead hard, ‘just stop it you know what you’re going to do!’
    Quickly finishing, she put on her sharp black Hugo Boss suit and Dune court shoes glancing one last time in the mirr or checking all was in order Lauren turned leaving the room and hoping to leave those qualms and apprehension s behind.
    The other bedrooms were now empty and silent so she followed the trail of voices coming from below, while descending the expected happened as the level of sound lowered matching her decent down the stairs. Even though she couldn’t see them the feeling of eyes turning in her direction was immediate, a wave of nausea rose from her stomach to her throat. They were all in the kitchen making preparations for the afternoon, Lauren couldn’t face those eyes so head bowed down she turned in the direction of the sitting room knowing Emma and Keith would be there watching television, keeping out of everybody’s