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Hi everyone, I'm Gemma, 34. I live in Surrey, just outside London — Egham, to be exact. I've worked as a nurse at St. Peter's Hospital for 12 years. The last three have been really tough. I'll explain in a moment. I live on my own. No husband, no kids, no pet. My one-bedroom flat costs £1,100 a month in rent. Then there are bills and food. After taxes, I take home about £2,200 from nursing. Just enough to get by living near London. I have one small pleasure: afternoon tea. Fine china, a three-tier tray of sandwiches, scones with jam and clotted cream, little cakes. That little habit keeps me going. Once a month I spend £30 on it. It's the only thing that keeps me from falling apart. But the rest of my life is a mess. Over the past two years, I've ended up £14,000 in debt. Credit cards, overdraft, payday loans. Why? The pandemic destroyed me. Sixteen-hour shifts, no breaks, barely any food or sleep. Then came cuts to my hours, inflation. My electricity bill doubled. I was told I have burnout and severe anxiety. I need pills to fall asleep. Pills to wake up. Pills to stop myself crying in the hospital bathroom between shifts. I ignore calls from the bank. Letters scare me. Every time my phone buzzes, my heart jumps. My grandmother brought me up. She lives in Woking, about 20 minutes away. On the phone she always says: "Don't break, Gemma. You're strong. And drink tea with lemon — remember how we used to?" I remember. All I want is a proper tea set. Not cheap plastic, not from IKEA. A real one with a gold rim, like my grandmother's. It costs £480. I haven't been able to buy it for two years. I know it sounds silly — a nurse in debt dreaming about cups and saucers. But it's my only dream. --- Last Saturday, I decided to treat myself. I went to Great Fosters hotel near Egham — an old Tudor building, very fancy, very pricey. Afternoon tea there costs £45. But I felt terrible and told myself "just once." Beautiful gardens, old wooden beams, a fire burning in th
