Girls' Fun - Part Twenty
[I'm transcribing edited highlights of a diary I kept when I was 15 / 16 years old, in 1985. Index here.]
[For previous instalment, see here]
Mon 6th May, 1985 (Young Clare is 15 years old)
Was away from school so should’ve revised but didn’t. Just did nowt all day and pretended to revise. Rang Chris, to make sure he wasn’t depressed after yesterday. In fact, he was incredibly chirpy!
Tue 7th May, 1985
Nowt much happened today. Let slip at school that Kirsty got a letter from Neil K and everyone was asking what was in it but I said I didn’t know.
Apparently Eddie fucks every night and is a complete pervert (slight exaggeration by Helen, I think). I find this hard to believe as it took him a few days to get around to even kissing me, and in all the seven weeks I went out with him he never got any further.
Me and Alison have decided to stick together in 6th year, as otherwise we will be alone.
One of Mum’s friends rang this eve to ask me to babysit and I answered the phone in one of my accents. She sounded rather bewildered.
Actually did some revision this eve! Spent rest of evening organising route and other details for mine and Sally’s cycling hols, and composing postcards to Philip in my head.
Apparently Heather has told Kirsty she’s having a party in Philip’s cellar, but I walked home with Philip, and he knows nowt about it! Doubt Heather’ll invite me, cos of Kirsty.
Wed 8th May, 1985
In English this morning we had some Soviet students in the lesson. They were v. quiet and mousy and didn’t join in much at all.
In History I went and sat with Elena cos Sharon wasn’t at school and left Kirsty sat all on her own cos Clare was away too. I bitched about Kirsty to Elena then vowed to myself I wouldn’t bitch any more, cos it makes me worse than her, but an hour later I found myself at it again. I’m going to have to stop.
In the afternoon I had no school, cos our English group went to see a film of Romeo and Juliet. Was v. good. Also went to say Goodbye to Old People’s Home cos won’t be going again. They were v. touched.
Babysat for Benjy and Miriam in evening. They are v. cute. Did some more Geog revision.
Thurs 9th May, 1985
First O-levels! : French oral. Went v. well. Probably full marks.
Rachel’s still subtly trying to get me and Kirsty together again. At dinnertime her and Kirsty went out to sit on field and Rachel said: ‘Coming with us, Clare?’ Stupid nit!
Walked partway home with Philip. Kirsty was walking down the road too, in a mood cos she was going into town on her own cos she’d asked Neil to go in with her but he said he couldn’t.
Rachel said today in front of Kirsty that she’d be able to share a flat with me, but not Kirsty cos it wouldn’t work. Talk about tactless!
Drama was quite fun. Me and Omar were back to normal again, ie REMOTE.
Went to Philip’s on way to Drama to borrow a record, then went to Youth Hostel and joined YHA, but gave Matthew the YHA stuff with Philip’s record (I only borrowed it for Matthew) by mistake, so I still couldn’t plan our cycling route.
I’m going to have to give Philip up: He told John that I’d asked him out four times, and I’ve never even asked him once! I tried to stop people asking him at the YTY party, cos I knew he’d say no!
John’s having a party, and Philip said to John he’d only go if I didn’t ask him out! Stupid bastard! It’s really upset me. I’ve half a mind to have it out with him but I think I’ll just give him up instead.
Fri 10th May, 1985
GERMAN ORAL. Oral was awful. If I’m aiming on an ‘A’ I’ll have to do loads of revision for the other 75% of the exam.
Had it out with Philip after school and he says he said nowt o’ t’ sort and I believe him. Rachel told him it was their fault he’d been asked out at the party and he slapped her across the face!
Sat 11th May, 1985
Rachel was s’posed to be calling at 1pm for us to go into town but I overslept and was still in bed when she called! So we were a bit late. Met Chris, Stephen, Richard and Matthew and went straight to a café. It was horrible. Much worse than last week or the week before. Stephen did nothing but talk and all he said was awful things about me. He made me out to be practically a whore and said more and more awful things about me, and he didn’t even mean to get at me! He thought he was just joking! In the end I got up and walked off and burst into tears.
Later when I went for my bike I bumped into Rach and Matt. Rach was really concerned. Apparently when I’d walked off Stephen had just thought I was trying to get attention.
I went round town with Rach and Matt til 6.30 then I went babysitting and Rach and Matt came round. He was trying to get her to lose her virginity but she wouldn’t.
Stephen’s really upset me. I just can’t think how he could be so insensitive!
Sun 12th May, 1985
Pretended to revise all day, but didn’t. Planned cycling holiday instead. All the hostels are now booked and paid for, and everything’s arranged.
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[For previous instalment, see here]
Mon 6th May, 1985 (Young Clare is 15 years old)
Was away from school so should’ve revised but didn’t. Just did nowt all day and pretended to revise. Rang Chris, to make sure he wasn’t depressed after yesterday. In fact, he was incredibly chirpy!
Tue 7th May, 1985
Nowt much happened today. Let slip at school that Kirsty got a letter from Neil K and everyone was asking what was in it but I said I didn’t know.
Apparently Eddie fucks every night and is a complete pervert (slight exaggeration by Helen, I think). I find this hard to believe as it took him a few days to get around to even kissing me, and in all the seven weeks I went out with him he never got any further.
Me and Alison have decided to stick together in 6th year, as otherwise we will be alone.
One of Mum’s friends rang this eve to ask me to babysit and I answered the phone in one of my accents. She sounded rather bewildered.
Actually did some revision this eve! Spent rest of evening organising route and other details for mine and Sally’s cycling hols, and composing postcards to Philip in my head.
Apparently Heather has told Kirsty she’s having a party in Philip’s cellar, but I walked home with Philip, and he knows nowt about it! Doubt Heather’ll invite me, cos of Kirsty.
Wed 8th May, 1985
In English this morning we had some Soviet students in the lesson. They were v. quiet and mousy and didn’t join in much at all.
In History I went and sat with Elena cos Sharon wasn’t at school and left Kirsty sat all on her own cos Clare was away too. I bitched about Kirsty to Elena then vowed to myself I wouldn’t bitch any more, cos it makes me worse than her, but an hour later I found myself at it again. I’m going to have to stop.
In the afternoon I had no school, cos our English group went to see a film of Romeo and Juliet. Was v. good. Also went to say Goodbye to Old People’s Home cos won’t be going again. They were v. touched.
Babysat for Benjy and Miriam in evening. They are v. cute. Did some more Geog revision.
Thurs 9th May, 1985
First O-levels! : French oral. Went v. well. Probably full marks.
Rachel’s still subtly trying to get me and Kirsty together again. At dinnertime her and Kirsty went out to sit on field and Rachel said: ‘Coming with us, Clare?’ Stupid nit!
Walked partway home with Philip. Kirsty was walking down the road too, in a mood cos she was going into town on her own cos she’d asked Neil to go in with her but he said he couldn’t.
Rachel said today in front of Kirsty that she’d be able to share a flat with me, but not Kirsty cos it wouldn’t work. Talk about tactless!
Drama was quite fun. Me and Omar were back to normal again, ie REMOTE.
Went to Philip’s on way to Drama to borrow a record, then went to Youth Hostel and joined YHA, but gave Matthew the YHA stuff with Philip’s record (I only borrowed it for Matthew) by mistake, so I still couldn’t plan our cycling route.
I’m going to have to give Philip up: He told John that I’d asked him out four times, and I’ve never even asked him once! I tried to stop people asking him at the YTY party, cos I knew he’d say no!
John’s having a party, and Philip said to John he’d only go if I didn’t ask him out! Stupid bastard! It’s really upset me. I’ve half a mind to have it out with him but I think I’ll just give him up instead.
Fri 10th May, 1985
GERMAN ORAL. Oral was awful. If I’m aiming on an ‘A’ I’ll have to do loads of revision for the other 75% of the exam.
Had it out with Philip after school and he says he said nowt o’ t’ sort and I believe him. Rachel told him it was their fault he’d been asked out at the party and he slapped her across the face!
Sat 11th May, 1985
Rachel was s’posed to be calling at 1pm for us to go into town but I overslept and was still in bed when she called! So we were a bit late. Met Chris, Stephen, Richard and Matthew and went straight to a café. It was horrible. Much worse than last week or the week before. Stephen did nothing but talk and all he said was awful things about me. He made me out to be practically a whore and said more and more awful things about me, and he didn’t even mean to get at me! He thought he was just joking! In the end I got up and walked off and burst into tears.
Later when I went for my bike I bumped into Rach and Matt. Rach was really concerned. Apparently when I’d walked off Stephen had just thought I was trying to get attention.
I went round town with Rach and Matt til 6.30 then I went babysitting and Rach and Matt came round. He was trying to get her to lose her virginity but she wouldn’t.
Stephen’s really upset me. I just can’t think how he could be so insensitive!
Sun 12th May, 1985
Pretended to revise all day, but didn’t. Planned cycling holiday instead. All the hostels are now booked and paid for, and everything’s arranged.
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