‘Home at last.’
Tired, irritable and in pain, Melissa kicked off her shoes, dosed up on painkillers and pulled on her baggiest, most comfortable pair of pyjamas. It had been a strange sort of day. On the upside, she had handed in her notice at work, thereby ensuring her imminent escape from a job she couldn’t stand. On the downside, her period had started just before lunch, and she had spent the next few hours feeling…