The fact that you were that good at ten ... that'll never cease to amaze me.

When I was younger, I was allowed to have more friends. However, as I grew older, my father became more concerned that they were a 'bad influence' on me. I was rarely permitted to socialize as I wished. She swallows, rubs her head. Running around playing in the dirt with the boys - what sort of behaviour was that for a future company heiress? The mix of anger and regret that has been running through her mind so much lately surges forward again, and she stabs at the 'send' button.