<strong>Tuesday 13th August 10:46<br/><br/>Outside Costa Coffee, Northumberland Street<br/><br/>Bran</strong><br/><br/>You stand outside the shop watching a young mam with a pushchair at the cashpoint and a Chinese - or some sort of East Asian at least - student walk-of-shaming home in last night's miniskirt and halter top.  The rain has blown over for the moment but it'll be back shortly if you're any judge.  Down the road a little you see the manager unlocking one of the pubs to get prepared for the day's trade.  Just another day.<br/><br/>Scrolling through the phone - Adam, Adam Home, Alan, etc - you reach the D's.  At first glance everything seems fine: Da Work, Da Mob, Da Work Mob but something is amiss and it takes you a second to place it.  Da Work:  0115 2747354.  0115.  The area code for...actually you're not sure.  Somewhere that isn't Newcastle certainly:  your da's work isn't Honer's - not even the right city.  You<em>think</em>the mobile numbers have changed as well.  Think.  Who actually knows the numbers in their phone?  You just select the one you need by name.<br/><br/>Scrolling quickly past Katy, Gary and Liam (Home and Mob) to get to Ma you find yourself at Mark.  Going back: Liam Mob, going forwards: Mark.  Liam ->Mark.  Mark - >Liam.  She bought you the phone and was so proud of putting those numbers in for you, bless her heart she's not great with phones, and now they're gone.  Knowing it won't be there you check for her first name, but nothing.<br/><br/>Perhaps not the coolest thing to admit for a seventeen year old, but you miss your ma.  It hits especially hard because all your concern had been whether your father was there or not, this has blindsided you a little.  Obviously you had a mother, you rationalise, because, well, you're here and probably not the second coming.  But whatever effect has removed Honer's and moved your dad's work has removed your means of contacting her.  And for a moment a wave of isolation and helplessness hits you.<br/><br/>You miss your ma.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Bran</div><div class="spoiler_body">You know the rules.  Char sheet updated.  For my ease of running I'd prefer a frenzy response to be directed at the phone rather than the people around on the busy city centre shopping street, but I leave it up to you.</div></div>