Now going by the name ‘Mandy’, LM drew me aside me to discuss an exam paper. We were just about to consider the questions when my school friend AR (was AH) approached us. She was clearly primed for a good gossip.

This was not the time and place for such a conversation, so I should have shooed AR away. However, she was in a wheelchair, and curiosity got the better of me.

The response to my question about AR’s mobility was disappointing. She had no idea why she was now a wheelchair user.