Extract #3 from my Arts Council funded novel ORDINARY WOMAN TURNS 30

In which Ophelia schools Jas and A— on how to find a new flat

The next day, 7pm.

I pop my head into Jas’ room. “Jasmine tea?”

“Yes, please!” she singsongs, tapping away at an essay on her computer with a small pop-up window playing Always Sunny in the top right hand corner of the screen.

We congregate in the kitchen, where a blue plastic bag waits for us on the table, clinging to its contents—Ophelia has bought the…