when I get home from school

Mum says,

‘I want to talk to you’

she’s got that

don’t-mess-with-me

look on her face

I want to hide

in my room

pull the blankets

over my head –

does she know

about the shoplifting

I haven’t done yet?

‘your Aunty Sue

saw you

in the city

last weekend –

why did you lie

about where you were?’

what do I say?

do I dob Josh in?