Chloe Hadjimatheou

Sometimes he beats Gareth with a belt and when he's drunk, he goes after his mum too, until she can't take it anymore and leaves.

Gareth ends up living with his mum. He misses his dad, but he's busy, hanging out with his mates. They like going into the fields just north of Finchley, looking for golf balls, which they sell back to the golfers and use the money for sweets or comics.

Gareth ends up living with his mum. He misses his dad, but he's busy, hanging out with his mates. They like going into the fields just north of Finchley, looking for golf balls, which they sell back to the golfers and use the money for sweets or comics.

Gareth's not in any of Miss Bowen's chemistry classes and so his story with her doesn't really begin until about halfway through that year. There's a bus that takes pupils from one part of the school to another. Gareth's only in the third year. These days we call it year nine in the UK or eighth grade in the US.

Gareth's not in any of Miss Bowen's chemistry classes and so his story with her doesn't really begin until about halfway through that year. There's a bus that takes pupils from one part of the school to another. Gareth's only in the third year. These days we call it year nine in the UK or eighth grade in the US.

Miss MacIsaac's the other young female teacher at the school. She and Miss Bowen are really good friends.

Miss MacIsaac's the other young female teacher at the school. She and Miss Bowen are really good friends.

So, on this particular day, he's sitting on the bus when the two teachers climb up the steps and get on board.

So, on this particular day, he's sitting on the bus when the two teachers climb up the steps and get on board.

So Gareth moves up and sits in the road just behind them.

So Gareth moves up and sits in the road just behind them.

What he means is they smell good.

What he means is they smell good.

But he's too young to play the game. He just doesn't get where she's going with all this. So Miss Bowen gives him clues.

But he's too young to play the game. He just doesn't get where she's going with all this. So Miss Bowen gives him clues.

But he's really embarrassed.

But he's really embarrassed.

The other member of staff, her friend, Miss MacIsaac, sitting right there.

The other member of staff, her friend, Miss MacIsaac, sitting right there.

Years later, when she's asked to corroborate this event, Heather MacIsaac will say she doesn't remember anything about what happened on the bus that day or the inappropriate things Gareth remembers Miss Bowen saying to him. At the time, Gareth was confused. He didn't know a teacher could be like that. She had crossed a boundary at that moment.