‘Every time, I felt that twinge of hope. That stupid, pointless hope. That maybe, this time, your whole world would stop revolving around him long enough for you to see me. I can’t go back to that. I’m working for your family now. I live in the stable block. Initially, part of the reason I applied for this school rather than anywhere else was because I actually fooled myself into thinking he was out of the picture for good this time. And then here he is, Christmas Day, knocking on your door. I can’t go on a few casual dates with you, as if it’s not that big a deal. As if I haven’t loved you
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