“Maeve, you’re a devil. I’m aware of that kind of thing, ever since I got the shock. That was the weirdest sensation ever, as my arm kind of went like that, went through here, through there, and my arm went up. I didn’t put it up meself. It just went right up, with the shock. It actually went right through me, and me arm went up. And there was a light fittin' on the wall just above the toilet, because the light started to flash. That’s the one and only time I’ve ever had that, the electric shock.
“I’m more conscious now of safety. I check everything, to make sure it’s off. I check the tap, I check the oven, I check the radiators. I check the showers… is there anything else…? I check the television, so.”
And then she was quiet.