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with no hope for the future! Now I’ve heard everything. More like t oo lazy to do a day’s work. They expect everything to be handed to them on a silver platter and when it’s not they go on a rampage and destroy the property of those who have worked their fingers to the bone for everything they have . ”
    “Things have changed since your day, Mum,” cut in Cate . “ Many kids have grown up in households with no role models and they have no one to teach them what it means to have a work ethic. Drugs are much more easily available and there aren’t enough jobs to go around. They are harassed by the police….. ”
    “My day , let me tell you about my day…,” interrupted their mother.
    “Seriously, can I be excused?” said Mary.
    “No! My generation kne w the meaning of hard work, and earning a pound . We d idn’t expect a governme nt handout. We got off our bums and worked hard for a living, and now you want to tell me that these immigrants and lazy young people shouldn’t have to do the same? It’s a joke what is happening in the world, and I for one am more than happy to stand up for basic decency and old-fashioned Christian values.”
    Even though Prue had sat through h er mother’s lectures on many occasions and knew her pol itical opinions well, she had already bitten her tongue once that day and she was not prepared to do it again.
    “Y ou sound exactly like Mr Darling ,” she yelled. “Why don’t you go an d join his grass roots movement? You can harass the Singh f amily and drive out the Nguyen’s while you’re at it for destroying your precious British values. It’s high time we had a bit of racial intolerance around here, it will do wonders for the town. Maybe a lynch mob or t wo would liven things up a bit as well . ”
    “Now you’re just being s illy. You know the Singh’s make delicious curries, and the Nguyen’s are very nice people. She always stops for a cha t and her English is impeccable .”
    “So how do you thi nk they will feel if people start banging on about the evils of immigration? How long till it gets violent and ugly? Hatred breeds hatre d , Mother , and I have news for you, y ou don’t own this country. Just because some accident of fate you were born here it doesn’t give you the right to decide that other people don’t belong here and to get all up in arms because they don’t speak English on the train . You’re just like those horrible women I saw on Youtube . Y ou really make me sick and at times like this I’m ashamed to be your daughter .”
    “Come on , Prue, I think that’s enough,” said her father. “Whatever your mother thinks, she’s still entitled to her opinion , and you need to show some respect under this roof .”
    “S he can express her opinion all she likes under this roof , because I’m leaving.” With that she got up from the table and stomped across the kitchen to grab her coat from the rack near the door .
    “A t least stay and finish you dinner,” called Cate after her .
    “I’ve suddenly lost my appetite.”
    “Thank you very much for informing me about Mr Darling ’s grass roots movement , Prudence ,” said Mrs Higginbottom in her sweet est voice. “ It sounds very interesting and I will definitely be looking into joining it . It’s about time someone was prepared to stand up for what is right around here . ” Her mother always had to get the last word in and Prue knew her only response was to slam the door shut behind her .
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    Prue pulled up in the drive of her cottage twenty minutes later, but instead of getting out of the car she stayed seated for a few moments and took some deep breat hs to calm herself . Despite the frequent provocations she endured from her mother , she usually managed to keep her cool , but tonight was different. She was still smarting from William Darling ’s rude comments about her appearance, and she was also deeply concerned about the conversation she ha d overheard. Her mother’s