3 MONDAYWhen the alarm went off at six forty-five, Lily was waiting for it. She always woke up seconds before it rang and she always waited until seven before getting up. She liked to sleep in pyjamas, but she always took them off in the bedroom, folded them up and put them under her pillow, before wrapping a towel around herself and going to the bathroom to use the toilet. Then it was back to the bedroom to lay out her clothes. Choosing clothes was not difficult for a student. She was expected to wear a uniform of white or sky-blue blouse with navy skirt or slacks to regular lectures or the white one-piece coat that most medical students around the world wear, to practical lessons
She laid out a set of white underwear, a knee-length white slip, skin-white tights, for Lily had pale skin n
