Jade smiles a little, more to herself than to me. ‘Listen,’ she says, reaching for the ketchup and knocking a splodge of red sauce on to one of the buns. ‘This is the first time I’ve ever been to Brighton. I’ve come here with my girlfriend, who’s pretty great, you already know, and I’m meeting her mum, and her best friends, and I’m seeing where she grew up. This is all kind of a big deal, you know? So, I mean this in a nice way, but I really don’t care about whatever drama is going on between you and Caddy and whoever that guy was. Like, I literally don’t care. Why would I?’ She’s looking at
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I know I've talked about perspective a lot, but this is the only time I actually put it on the page, in the mouth of a character. "Yes, you're the protagonist of your story, but you're just a bit part in mine." (Also, I love Jade. I wish I could have given you more of her.)
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