Anja hatte mich gebeten, für sie einzuspringen. Nun stand ich da. Körperliche Arbeit war ich nicht gewohnt. Mein Bafög besserte ich sonst mit Aushi...fsjobs an der Uni auf. Ich seufzte laut auf. Langsam leerte sich die Kneipe. Nur noch ein Tisch ganz hinten in der Ecke war besetzt. Dort im Halbschatten saß ein Pärchen. Die beiden machten schon den ganzen Abend aneinander rum. Ich war mir auch ziemlich sicher, dass die beiden bereits eine Nummer im Klo hingelegt hatten. Sie war sehr nuttig. "You wanted to show me some Christmas ornaments you had made. I would like to see them." Very well," said the woman, lifting the basket to the kitchen table. "I have some lovely ones here that I think you will like."Folding back the wooden lid, the old woman began removing the most intricate and beautiful ornaments from the basket Leslie had ever seen. She placed them one by one on the table in front of the astonished woman, smiling benignly as Leslie's eyes widened in wonder.They were not the. Anyway after a few minutes I decided to call her bluff, saying "When you get a break I'll be sat outside in the car", she looked suprised but smiled. I was sat outside having a cigarette, when after ten minutes she appeared. Tapping on the window she said "We could go upstairs to the stock room", as I got out of the car I realised how big she really was.As we walked round the back of the post office there were some steps leading to an upper floor. As we went inside the door it was like a stock. "You're a girl now, on the cusp of womanhood," she says. "It's all aheadof you. Your first kiss, your first prom dress and learning to wear highheels. You do want this, to be my daughter, don't you?" It's too quick. I'm..." I shook my head, hair fell across my eyes again."I'm a girl?" And very pretty too." I don't think I can do this."Isobel nods, she smiles warmly and reaches across the table to take myhand. "I understand completely. You need more time. Come and sit besideme."I can't refuse.