Never Can Say Goodbye
“Well, mostly.
Bev and Jared still stood in the middle of the shop staring at one another. And two elderly women who had earlier been arguing over a pink strapless empire-line evening dress, wandered dejectedly between the clothes rails.
And Ernie was standing beside Frankie looking morose. ‘Bugger.’ Dexter shook his head. ‘What went wrong there?’ ‘Looks like we missed the spiritual bus, angel boy.’ Jared pouted flirtatiously.
‘Nooo!’ Bev shouted. ‘No! I can’t still be here. I want t...o go home!’ ‘So do I.’ Ernie sighed. ‘And now I’ve got no damn chance.’ ‘And what about them?’ Frankie looked at the women still kicking their heels disconsolately by the 1970s frocks. ‘Who the heck are they? Why are they still here?’ ‘Don’t look at me.’ Maisie sat up, looking very pleased with herself. ‘I did my best. And I’ve got rid of most of them, haven’t I? And could someone get me a drink of water, please?’ ‘Get it yourself,’ Frankie said wearily.MoreLess
Bev and Jared still stood in the middle of the shop staring at one another. And two elderly women who had earlier been arguing over a pink strapless empire-line evening dress, wandered dejectedly between the clothes rails.
And Ernie was standing beside Frankie looking morose. ‘Bugger.’ Dexter shook his head. ‘What went wrong there?’ ‘Looks like we missed the spiritual bus, angel boy.’ Jared pouted flirtatiously.
‘Nooo!’ Bev shouted. ‘No! I can’t still be here. I want t...o go home!’ ‘So do I.’ Ernie sighed. ‘And now I’ve got no damn chance.’ ‘And what about them?’ Frankie looked at the women still kicking their heels disconsolately by the 1970s frocks. ‘Who the heck are they? Why are they still here?’ ‘Don’t look at me.’ Maisie sat up, looking very pleased with herself. ‘I did my best. And I’ve got rid of most of them, haven’t I? And could someone get me a drink of water, please?’ ‘Get it yourself,’ Frankie said wearily.MoreLess
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