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sat on the bed and
took the things from
her coat pockets. She
unscrewed the top of
the bottle and tore
the sachet open. She tipped the powder into the bottle and read the instructions on the back of the packet.Then she carefully added the correct amount of warm water.
The instructions said you should whisk the powder into the water for three minutes to
get smooth milk with no lumps. But Jasmine didn’t have a whisk, and she wasn’t about to make another trip downstairs and risk awkward questions. So she pinched the teat tightly between her thumb and forefinger and shook the bottle vigorously, timing it on her bedside clock.
Three minutes of vigorously shaking a bottle felt like a very long time.
When the shaking was done, she pulled up 27
