1990 - Mine V4
“"Here. I brought you a present." He blinked, stunned, while behind him Rose stood up from the beanbag chair in which she'd been sitting, watching television. The two kids had been playing on the floor, the little girl with her Barbie and the boy with his GoBots; they stopped, too, and stared up at the visitor with wide eyes.
"Aren't you going to invite me in?" Laura asked, her breath smelling of sweet red wine.
"No. Please go away." He started to push the door shut.
Laura put her hand against it. "I don't know anybody here. It's a bitch drinking alone. Don't be rude, okay?" "I don't have anything else to tell you." "I know. I just want to be with somebody. Is that so bad?" He looked at his wristwatch; Mickey Mouse was on the dial. "It's almost nine o'clock." "Right. Time to do some serious drinking." "If you don't leave," Treggs said, "I'm going to have to call the police." "Would you really?" she asked him. A silence stretched, and Laura saw that he would not.
"Oh, let her in, Mark!"... Rose stood behind him.MoreLess
"Aren't you going to invite me in?" Laura asked, her breath smelling of sweet red wine.
"No. Please go away." He started to push the door shut.
Laura put her hand against it. "I don't know anybody here. It's a bitch drinking alone. Don't be rude, okay?" "I don't have anything else to tell you." "I know. I just want to be with somebody. Is that so bad?" He looked at his wristwatch; Mickey Mouse was on the dial. "It's almost nine o'clock." "Right. Time to do some serious drinking." "If you don't leave," Treggs said, "I'm going to have to call the police." "Would you really?" she asked him. A silence stretched, and Laura saw that he would not.
"Oh, let her in, Mark!"... Rose stood behind him.MoreLess
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