"You dragged him out in the cold on purpose?" Alfie scowled a little, but he did shrug too and then started for the doors, pushing them open and letting her out before him so that they swung closed heavily after he stepped out, turning up his collar. "Anyway, it'll be Spring soon." He couldn't believe there were only four more months for school. What they hell would they do this summer, if things were still this bad for their mum?