Love on the Island by Jo Lyons EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Jo Lyons
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- Genre: Romantic comedy
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When the major achievement of your day is not having a substantial
meltdown, and you can’t even manage that, you have to wonder if teaching
is all it is cracked up to be. And when you turn to your boyfriend for a
shoulder to cry on, and he more or less says he’d rather rot in prison than
continue the relationship a second longer, questions need to be asked, soulsearching needs to occur.
I drive straight home from school, relieved to see my twin, Lois, is
waiting for me on the sofa, remote control in hand.
‘How come you’re so late?’ she asks. I take one look at her kind,
concerned face and burst into tears.
She leaps up, drawing me into a warm hug. ‘I knew it! They’ve done it
again, haven’t they? You’ve been stuck in that dead-end school on a zerohours contract for years, and now they’re letting you go, just so they don’t
have to pay you over the summer. It’s outrageous!’ She is livid. She holds
me at arm’s length. ‘I forbid you to go back to that hideous Victorian
workhouse, ever again.’
‘But what about the poor kids?’ I say, wiping my cheeks with the palms
of my hands. ‘They’ll be devastated if –’
‘FUCK THE KIDS!’ she bellows. ‘Who cares about the FUCKING
kids?’
We take a beat to let this land. Lois is a paediatric nurse; caring about
kids is pretty much her bread and butter.
‘Libby, I hate to see you slaving away night after night. They’re always
giving you extra classes, extra responsibilities, all without extra pay or a
permanent contract. You need to learn how to stand up for yourself.’
‘But that’s not the only reason I’m upset.’
She sighs knowingly. ‘It’s Arrogant bloody Josh, isn’t it?’
For a caregiver, her attitude to people can be a little brusque, but
unfortunately, she is spot on. I show her the text he sent me earlier.
‘I think we should put a pin in the relationship,’ Lois reads aloud. ‘Circle
back in a few months maybe?’
The words scrape across my heart.
‘Maybe?’ she gasps, staring at me. ‘Maybe? Like he’s only willing to get
back with you if he’s desperate and can’t find anyone else. He’s such an
arrogant prick. I knew this was coming.’
I nod glumly as a fresh stream of tears dampen my cheeks. A tingle of
fear crawls up my spine as I read between the lines. ‘Is this because he
thinks I’m boring? Is that it?’
‘No! Of course not.’
‘It is, isn’t it?’ I check my phone to see if Josh has sent me another
message. He hasn’t.
‘No,’ Lois warns. ‘Do not keep checking to see if he has messaged you.
Don’t give him any more of your precious time or headspace, or you’ll end
up with high blood pressure.’
Living with a health professional has its drawbacks; you are constantly
measured against World Health Organisation parameters.
‘Libby, you are far too good for him anyway. Let him go. He’s never been
right for you. Do not reply.’
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