The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 177 The School Social

I was always on the student council at my schools. It didn’t really involve much – wear a little badge and sit around missing class every couple of weeks discussing what was wrong about the place.

In my fourth form year at Hillcrest High School though I rose to the rank of Deputy Chairperson and got myself the job of organising the School Social.

I had a …