Ollie Always (2016)
“No, it was the week it would take to meander its way across the world that would make that gesture redundant.
Although he hadn’t rung home for over a month, that didn’t make this his fault. His mother didn’t do computers. She had no email. She obviously didn’t do Skype. Even the thought of her on such a thing made him smile faintly, as if any of this was funny, which it clearly wasn’t.
David, however, did do email. He rather had to, given what he did for a living.
Dear David, This is Ollie. Alt...hough I expect you can see that from the email address. Can you please print out the attached and get it to my mother as soon as possible? As in today. Courier it if need be.
Thank you, Ollie He opened a Word doc and pondered what to write for a while. He wasn’t really going to say don’t come, of course. She wouldn’t take any notice even if he did. She hadn’t taken any notice when he’d swallowed a whole bottle of her pills aged eight. Just a bit of silly nonsense, apparently.
Dear Mother, His fingers tapped the keys, waiting for inspiration.MoreLess
Although he hadn’t rung home for over a month, that didn’t make this his fault. His mother didn’t do computers. She had no email. She obviously didn’t do Skype. Even the thought of her on such a thing made him smile faintly, as if any of this was funny, which it clearly wasn’t.
David, however, did do email. He rather had to, given what he did for a living.
Dear David, This is Ollie. Alt...hough I expect you can see that from the email address. Can you please print out the attached and get it to my mother as soon as possible? As in today. Courier it if need be.
Thank you, Ollie He opened a Word doc and pondered what to write for a while. He wasn’t really going to say don’t come, of course. She wouldn’t take any notice even if he did. She hadn’t taken any notice when he’d swallowed a whole bottle of her pills aged eight. Just a bit of silly nonsense, apparently.
Dear Mother, His fingers tapped the keys, waiting for inspiration.MoreLess
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