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John Gavin shoots her an irritated look

"What precisely did you want to explain to me, Miss Bloos out," I say, s around I want to stand on my oo feet, and--"

"Stand on your oo feet?" interrupts John Gavin scathingly "You call taking handouts fro on your oo feet’? If you were really standing on your oo feet, you’d have no overdraft You’d have a few assets by now! You, of all people, shouldn’t need telling that"

"I… I know," I say, ot an overdraft And I just thought--"

"You thought what? That you’re special? That you’re an exception because you’re on the television? That the normal rules don’t apply to you? That this bank owes you money?"

His voice is like a drill in my head and suddenly I feel myself snap

"No!" I cry "I don’t think that I don’t think any of that I know I’ve been stupid, and I know I’ve done wrong But I think that everyone does wrong occasionally" I take a deep breath "You know, if you look at your files, you’ll see I did pay off my overdraft And I did pay offto sort it out -- and all you can do is… is sneer Well, fine I’ll sort htly, I get toto cry in front of hithens as I turn to face hi, tense silence Then, without saying anything else, I open the door and walk out

As alk hoh with determination I’ll show him I’ll show that John Gavin And all of the to pay offto do it I’ll take an extra job waitressing, et down to it, and finish my self-help book I’ll just make as o into that bank with a huge check, and plonk it down in front of hinified but pointed voice, I’ll say--

"Bex?" Suze grabs ht past our house

"Are you OK?" says Suze as she lets us in "Honestly, what a bastard"

"I’oing to pay offto show them all"

"Excellent!" says Suze She bends down and picks up a letter fro Coffee!"

"Oh right!" As I’e leap of hope Maybe they’re offering h to pay off oing to take her place as the main presenter! OrCoffee

East-West Television

Corner House

London NW8 4DW

Ms Rebecca Bloomwood

Flat 2