Irene pictures Isla at sixteen, swinging around the living room after getting into their father’s vodka to celebrate the end of exams. He says I’m not allowed, well here I am doing it. Their father had found the bottle in her bedroom the next day and made her stand on the landing and count while he administered a smart set of cracks to the backs of her knees with a ruler.
difference in the memories of each sister - isla remembers not being enough for irene when she was hurt, irene remembers isla rebellious, being punished
