Page 52 of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

Yeah. And when I was ten, he accidentally taught me my first swear word.Shit, by the way. And another time, he taught me how to flip pancakes because I was useless at it but too stubborn to let someone do it for me.

Ravi:

He was a good teacher.

Pip:

And when I was in my first year at school, these two boys were picking on me because my dad is Nigerian. And Sal saw. He came over and just said, very calmly, ‘When you two get expelled for bullying, the next grammar school is half an hour away, if you even get in. Starting from scratch at a completely new school, think about it.’ They never picked on me again. And afterwards Sal sat with me and gave me his KitKat to cheer me up. Since then, I’ve . . . well, never mind.

Ravi:

Hey, come on, share. I let you have your interview – even though your bribery muffins taste like cheese.

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