Saturday, 20 June 2026

'At the Service Station on the M62' by Donna Day

What I Bought at the Service Station on the M62

Three magazines: one intellectual, one trashy, one TV guide, for the hotel

Two doughnuts, one with jam

So many chocolate bars

Four packets of crisps

Sunscreen, just in case

Clean knickers, you never know!


The Bridge at the Service Station on the M62

I told him I needed the toilet. Desperate.

I figure I’ve got ten minutes before he comes looking. Maybe five.

I run over the bridge, not wasting one second.

She’s there. Sat on the bonnet of her Polo. She holds up a bag. 

‘I got snacks!’ she yells.

OK. Let’s go.

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