Teodora is from Bucharest. She lives with her mother, who translates for peanuts and cleans the houses of hedge-funders in Notting Hill for little more. She is prone to depression. So would you be, if your parents went missing in the tyranny of Ceausescu.
Teodora and her mother presently live in a hostel off Queensway. It’s not much fun. Boys on baby bikes yell obscenities at them. They call her “gypo” and threaten to “grass” her – as they are taught to do by the tabloids.
School is a gentler, kinder world. The tutor set loves her, especially after she gave a talk about Romany culture. And she’s good at football. She’s in our five-a-side team. Ronald Crumlin is very keen to discuss tactics with her.
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