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She Started It by Sian Gilbert

She Started It Quotes
"I'm not going to turn down a free first-class flight and stay on a private island."
"It’s not like there’s great signal here anyway, but rule one of my hen party is I want there to be no technology."
"We don’t need to make anything up to her. That was all ten years ago."
"The problem with you, Annabel, is you’ve always felt like the past doesn’t matter because it’s over."
"I’m actually about to go on holiday. I’m going to a hen party."
"It’s natural, really, that after university I would want to reinvent myself a bit."
"I chose to do Psychology because, at the time, I was passionate about understanding the human mind."
"If Poppy’s still harbouring any grudges she wouldn’t have invited us."
"The rest of us exchange uncertain glances. Even Chloe looks at a loss for words for a few seconds."
"All I wanted when I was younger was to be friends with you all. Don’t you think that might be possible now?"
"You must really value your job. I do. Honestly, it means everything to me."
"That’s fantastic. You hold on to that job and make sure you don’t let it go."
"Us Londoners have to stick together, no? We’ve escaped the drudgery of Bristol to new heights."
"I’m the same with mine. You hold on to that job and make sure you don’t let it go."
"It’s quite freeing really. This could be a good thing."
"What harm did it do? It was rather nice being the centre of attention."
"I’m afraid so. Shall I take that as a compliment?"
"It feels right to not be relying on our phones here. Look at this place."
"I want to let bygones be bygones. Move on from the past."
"You’ll enjoy it, Poppy. As long as you’ve picked the right man. Like I did."
"The angry contrast of colours makes me nauseous. Every single figure is crying."
"Maybe that’s how she’s decided to deal with it."
"It must be nice having girlfriends to do things like this with."
"You were always my rival in terms of brains."
"I don’t want you to miss out on a single thing."
"Not like we’re part of the Girl Guides or something."
"It’s a version of The Last Supper, with figures painted in garish colours."
"I don’t normally associate myself with people like you."
"I’m not going to apologise for living my life to the fullest."
"It’s my money, and I can do what I want with it."
"I don’t want any outsiders ruining this special occasion."
"You got me. Poor old Poppy Greer—friendless."
"I’m giving you the chance to go exploring. What more could you ask for?"
"Maybe I’ve had too much to drink, but fuck it. I’m entitled to my opinion."
"Because this one is personal to me. I know it."
"A party hat, like from children’s birthdays," Annabel says. "Just what is Poppy doing?"
"A scavenger hunt. Like we’re children again."
"The question is, how far is she willing to go?"
"It’s cold in here, and from above some kind of water drips down in various places."
"What do you reckon this is, some red lippie?" Chloe says.
"I’m tired of playing games," I say, and for once I’m telling the truth.
"You have no idea. You don’t know what you’re talking about."
"I did all of that to try and prove to the outside world I was coping."
"If I saw that you were—I don’t know, helping people, doing good deeds, living good lives, I think that would have been enough for me."
"I tried to take all what I’ve learned so far and put it into this one piece and really showcase something surreal."
"You certainly made yourself cosy at the party, You really came out of your shell and we saw who you really were."
"Looking forward to seeing your art soon. It’s going to be surreal, for sure."
"It’ll make up for you not getting into that drama school, won’t it!"
"It was like we had her grave in the middle of our house."
"I found a pile of tissues stashed under a pile of magazines in the bathroom cabinet once, covered in her mascara."
"The strain of pretending to be fine has taken its toll on her."
"I knew those girls picked on her, I knew that sometimes things were truly awful, but I didn’t realise just how bad it was."
"Seeing her there, helpless and lifeless, I wanted to hide her away and pretend it wasn’t happening."