Nowhere to Go
“We had our tea, during which all he talked about was the coming party, and then, when Mike came home, he recounted the whole thing again to him. Which was a good sign, I thought, in the midst of such a bleak situation – at least it indicated how close he now felt to us. I was also gratified to watch how intently he listened to Mike when he said much the same as I had about Grant’s difficult situation, and how readily he seemed to take all that on board.
We then watched the usual soaps, and ...he did his usual flurry of texting – no doubt filling in interested parties about the injustices that had been done to him. And that was fine. I knew he needed to get it off his chest.
It was only when we went to bed ourselves that I became aware of the almost inaudible sound of crying; he was clearly doing his best to try and be sure we didn’t hear.
I went and knocked on his door softly. It was ajar anyway, so I also pushed it open, and he immediately turned towards me, scrubbing at his face.MoreLess
We then watched the usual soaps, and ...he did his usual flurry of texting – no doubt filling in interested parties about the injustices that had been done to him. And that was fine. I knew he needed to get it off his chest.
It was only when we went to bed ourselves that I became aware of the almost inaudible sound of crying; he was clearly doing his best to try and be sure we didn’t hear.
I went and knocked on his door softly. It was ajar anyway, so I also pushed it open, and he immediately turned towards me, scrubbing at his face.MoreLess
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