I’ll Put My Case To The Good Lord Myself!

(I was inspired to write this story after reading the amazing novels of Sally Rooney)

Courtesy Unsplash. Thank you Magda-V

Only a right eejit would plan an unwanted pregnancy. I qualify for that honour.

Mary and I had worked for Old Mr Walters since we were thirteen. Of course we were under age but no one checked. When we went looking for a job, the old man asked how old we were. Undernourished, pale…