One of my Aunties ran a cafe and, when I was about 13 or 14, she let me have her complimentary ticket for the local cinema, which they allocated to local traders. Horror of horrors, but completely typical of my scattered-brained teenage self - I lost it!
I was really scared about telling her but had to face it out. When I plucked up the courage, it turned out that it was just a one-off slip and she could easily replace it. What a relief that was!!
The second tale did not have such a good outcome. Rarely, maybe on just 2 occasions, I pretended to be ill in order to avoid school, because we were going to have a test that I hadn't revised for.
However, sadly for me as it turned out, the test had been put off till the following day when I went back. That taught me a lesson all right!!
