Sharvona flicked through the glossy magazines in the dentist. She hated going , she had not been taking good care of her teeth and she was afraid to have her mouth drilled.
"Sharvona?"
Sharvona got up and slung her backpack over her shoulders. She followed the dental nurse into the practice room. The dentist , dressed in a white coat was sitting on a chair next to the examination equipment. She smiled as Sharvona walked in.
"Hello again been taking care of your teeth?"
"Not really " admitted Sharvona "I'm going to this summer school at the Shelham Dance Academey so I've been really busy".
"hmm that's what they all say, now let's have a look . Open up"
Sharvona opened her mouth and waited for the telling off she was certain was coming.
"We'll just do a quick clean and then you'll be done". Ten minutes later Sharvona studied her reflection in the mirror. They had certainly done a good job , all traces of plague were gone. She walked out of the dentist and crossed the road to the bus-stop. The hands on her watch showed that it was almost 4 pm she would be just in time to watch the live ballet performance they were filming in Russia, then there was her routine to work out. Sharvona tapped in on the bus and sat down, the bus had been diverted and it was nearly 4.30 by the time she was pulling her keys out of her bag. Sharvona pushed the door open.
"Mum? Are you in?" she called as she ran up the stairs. She poked her head around the door of the bedroom, there was no one there. Her mums' bag wasn't in its usual place so Sharvona decided she must have been doing some overtime at work.She went downstairs to check the telephone messages.
"Hi Sharvona , I hope you remembered to go to the dentist . I know how much you hate going. I won't be in till late tonight so don't bother waiting up for me, there's a lasange in the fridge which you can put in the oven. Don't forget to load the dishwasher and tidy your room. See you later."
Sharvona put down the phone in confusion, her mum had always said how much she hated using voice-mail. Why would she suddenly start using it now? Sharvona looked at the clock, 4.45 there was still time to watch the show and then decided on what to do. Even though the show was a really good one , Sharvona could not concentrate. It was strange being in an empty house ; even the cat had gone out and everyone knew that Snowflake had her own timetable. Sharvona turned off the TV and switched on her mobile, the battery was quite low so she decided to find her charger. The charger was in her parents bedroom, crossing the carpet to her mums' chest of drawers she noticed a small white envelope that had been hastily stuffed under the pillow. Consumed by curiosity she picked it up , it was quite good quality and not the type of envelope her parents would normally buy. There was no stamp and no address, she took out the paper that had been folded inside it and opened it.
