Summary

Elizabeth watches the girl she hates as she smothers clotted cream over both halves of a scone and then puts jam on top of that. She makes satisfied moaning and groaning noises as Elizabeth tries to ignore her. Elizabeth eats nothing, and later munches on a salad followed by flax cereal and some unsalted almonds. She is determined to stick to a regimented calorie intake, and to give herself an emotional boost she decides to phone her boyfriend Tom and confirm that he’s booked the plane ticket for her to come to New York. He has, and says he looks forward to seeing her. They hang up and she promises herself that she’ll just say no when the girl she hates invites her to go out for lunch. When she calls to invite her though, Elizabeth agrees...