Pick Me Up!

THE BOMBSHEL

Taking off my coat, I sat back and let out a deep sigh.

‘Fancy a glass of red?’ my friend Kristen, 37, asked from the bar.

I’d headed to the pub after a long day, needing a girly catchup with my best friend.

Kristen brought over a bottle for us to share, and we delved into normal love-life chatter.

‘Anyone new on the scene?’ she asked.

‘Oh you know, nothing much going on with me!’ I replied.

It was April 2011, and I’d just turned 25.

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