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Friday, 20 December 2013
Thursday, 19 December 2013
20th November 1939
It’s all settled, Lettie
is joining up and I’m going to be able to move into Mrs Fraser’s in a couple of
weeks. I’ve just got to break it to Mrs
Kelly now. Joan’s invited me over for
tea tomorrow night for a proper look at my room. I’m not mentioning to Gordon that I’m
going. He still keeps popping up when
I’m not expecting it, which is very unnerving.
Letter from Susan, Mum
asked her to write and advise me about Gordon because she’s no idea what to
say. Apart from that I should never have
left home of course. Susan says that I
should move away – and I didn’t even mention anything about Joan’s house in my
letter so that shows that I’m doing the right thing.
Monday, 16 December 2013
16th November 1939
Still not been able to shake off Gordon Leon this week even
though our shifts have started at different times. He pops up all over, wanting me to go to the
pictures with him but I’d rather take my chances and sit in there on my
own. Tuesday I spent my break having a
cup of tea in the buffet chatting to Joan.
He came in and stood a few feet away, staring all the time. He never said a word, just stared. Joan noticed and kept on pulling faces which
I had to pretend not to notice. I popped
into see her again on my way home and she did seem a bit worried for me. She thinks I should move, same as Mr Hardy,
because being his neighbour won’t help at all.
She’s going to ask Lettie in her house if she is going to join the Wrens
and when it will be.
Letter from home yesterday, Belinda is
being a handful. I hope she isn’t
wrecking my bedroom. I hear that some
evacuees have lice and fleas so I’m a bit worried for my mattress. I wrote straight back to Mum to tell her
about Gordon because I’m getting so worried about what to do now.
Friday, 13 December 2013
12th November 1939
Last night was one of the best ever. Joan called for me at 7.30, much to Mrs
Kelly’s disapproval, I could tell. I
think she muttered something about Joan’s feet looking like pigs trotters in
her high heels. She is a plump girl but
that wasn’t very nice of Mrs Kelly at all.
Then she told me that if I wasn’t back before 11.30 then the bolt would
be going on the door. Then we went back
to Joan’s lodgings to collect her landlady and the other girl who lives there –
Mrs Fraser and Lettie. Lettie is
thinking of joining the Wrens – perhaps I could have her room if she does. That would be wonderful because I really like
Mrs Fraser. She’s still young and her husband is in the army and she seems to
want to live it up while he’s away. We
all had a really good dance though there wasn’t nearly enough men in uniform to
go round! My feet were killing me when I
got in (at 11.15!) but I didn’t care
because I was on air. That’s the first
dance I’ve been to where I haven’t had a relative or friend of the family
keeping an eye on every move I make! I
want to go out more!
Wednesday, 11 December 2013
10th November 1939
This morning I went out the back way
feeling all pleased with myself for thinking of it and there he was! He asked me to go to the pictures with him
tonight but I refused and luckily I’m going out dancing tomorrow night. Also
luckily I’m working different hours next week.
Had a letter from Edith who has little to
say but spent 3 pages saying it.
Apparently Mrs Clay has taken on one of the Backhouse sisters to
replace me, and is telling everyone how much better she is than me. Old misery.
Tuesday, 10 December 2013
More Fiction from Sarah Miller Walters
Monday, 9 December 2013
9th November 1939
Been bothered by Gordon twice today. First off I had the pleasure of his company
as I walked to work again. He seems to
wait for me – I reckon he’s listening for the front door going. So tomorrow I’m going to try sneaking out the
back. Then, after tea, I went out the
back to shake the tablecloth because Mrs Kelly’s bread is ever so crumbly. There I am with just the moon for company and
next thing his head bobs above the wall giving me a right fright. He called out a hello to me like a daft
donkey. I just shook the cloth and
dashed back inside calling out goodnight behind me so that I didn’t seem rude. I think that’s my trouble. I’m going to have to start being off-ish with
him or I’ll never shake him.
Friday, 6 December 2013
8th November 1939
Joan invited me to a dance on Friday,
which was the good bit today. The bad
bit was when Gordon walked to work with me.
Luckily it’s only two streets away because he talked all the way there
about his mother. He popped up in the
booking hall later on and started staring at me as well. Mr Hardy moved him on and warned me to watch
him and his mother again. I told him
about them being round for tea and I said that I ought to look into
moving.
Apparently they’ve tried to blow up
Hitler but it didn’t work. I wish they’d
come and try it with Gordon Leon next.
Tuesday, 3 December 2013
6th November 1939
I think I’m going to have a bit of
trouble with the boy who lives next door.
He’s called Gordon and he works
at the station cleaning up. He’s not
quite right – a bit soft in the head.
It’s just him and his mother Mrs Leon next door and I’ve heard talk that
she’s a witch! Mr Hardy told me to mind
that I don’t get mixed up with either of them and that theirs is a very strange
household. Anyway, Mrs Kelly
doesn’t seem to think so because she’s had them both round to tea today. Gordon wouldn’t stop looking at me and tried
to touch my hand when he passed me the bread and butter. I got all hot and bothered and not in a good
way. I’m sure Mrs Kelly invited them
round on purpose to meet me. I shall
definitely avoid them in future.
Had letters from home this week. Susan is going to have another baby. Fancy having babies in wartime. I know I wouldn’t. Mum and Dad have been nagged into taking in
an evacuee who sleeps in my room! She’s
called Belinda.
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