Empty Nest (2015)
“But that euphoric feeling doesn’t last, and two hours later, I pulled off the M4 at a roadside service, tired of sitting. I gave a brief thought to eating my sandwich, but instead I bought tea and an enormous Jammie Dodger from Costa Coffee. Halfway through the shortbread-and-jam biscuit, I realized with a start that I was eating and enjoying it. I took this as a sign—I had pulled myself out of a funk with the thought of seeing family and facing up to Michael.
I motored on. After another two ho...urs and about a hundred roundabouts, the idea of lunch crept into my thoughts. I found a layby with a food caravan where the fragrance of grease and vinegar drew me forward, and I succumbed to a paper cone of hot chips. Before I got back on the road I rang Monks Barton. I prepared to tell the story that would get me in the door—I wouldn’t lie, but I might need to dance round the edge of facts.
Nan Drake had a thin, elderly voice, but sounded lively and welcomed me with open arms when she heard I worked with their former estate agent and happened to be in the area.MoreLess
I motored on. After another two ho...urs and about a hundred roundabouts, the idea of lunch crept into my thoughts. I found a layby with a food caravan where the fragrance of grease and vinegar drew me forward, and I succumbed to a paper cone of hot chips. Before I got back on the road I rang Monks Barton. I prepared to tell the story that would get me in the door—I wouldn’t lie, but I might need to dance round the edge of facts.
Nan Drake had a thin, elderly voice, but sounded lively and welcomed me with open arms when she heard I worked with their former estate agent and happened to be in the area.MoreLess
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