I got the call and with a sigh knew I had to act. Did my best to try to score locally, but knew I may be limited. I was told that sometimes it is possible to have more... The pause hung heavily as she whispered to the man with the power.

'Are they for the same person?' he asked suspiciously as he peered at me and I nervously tried to justify.

'They're for my Mum. She lives twenty miles away and I won't be visiting her for a while...' I trailed off...

The pharmacist gave a nod, the assistant took down another pack of co-codomol, rung up the till and I hit the M4...