Six Years Ago
Mrs Collier watches the girl sitting in her favourite chair, cosy by the fire in chilly weather. “What are you reading now, Jenny? I've never known anyone read as many books as you.”
Emerald-eyed, Jenny smiles. “It's a prospectus for the university science department.”
Mrs Collier pauses in her washing, frowning. “A prospectus? You mean you want to go to university?
“Yes, Mr Kalkowski says he thinks I should, and the more I read about it, the more I think I'd like to do it.”
Mrs Collier wipes sudsy hands on a towel. “But you're supposed to be marrying Chad. You’ll be his wife. How can you do that and go to university? And when the children come, how would you take care of them with your nose stuck in a book all day?”
Jenny has no answer. Her eyes mist over and she looks
