“You ready then?” Francine said to her son. He nodded. She thanked both Charles and Marie for the last three days and said that Michael has learned a lot from observing Charlie. “I’m looking forward to having a home as well managed as this.” she added as she glanced around the spotless home.
“Providing he’s focused and manages his time properly, it’s not hard to achieve.” Marie replied. “If Charlie can do it, any boy can.” she added.
Mike didn’t’ bother changing his footwear before they left, since he only had to walk to the car, but as Charles showed them out of the door and Mike couldn’t see the car, he was horrified to learn that his mother had walked round rather than drove. “Loads of people will see me at this time of day!” he whined.
“They’ll see you sooner or later Michael, and being a charboy is nothing to be ashamed of… isn’t it Charles?”
“No Mrs Peters.” Charles replied… although being labelled a charboy is nothing to be proud of either.