Ordinary Miracles
“I know. I’ll be back in a minute. I’m just going for a pee,’ says Charlie, leaving me under Clerys’ clock with Susan and Rosie, who is grunting excitedly and straining at the leash.
Susan’s come along because she rang me up this morning saying she was lonely. She’s been away so long she doesn’t know many people here any more and wanted company. Still, I doubt marching down O’Connell Street with a pig was quite what she had in mind.
‘He’s quite dishy, isn’t he?’ Susan is munching a Yorkie bar an...d eyeing the lingerie in Clerys’ window.
‘Who?’ I ask.
‘Charlie – he’s quite handsome.’ ‘I dunno, I suppose he is in a hippy sort of way.’ I sigh. ‘Look ,Susan, I know I roped you in at the last moment but I need some help here.’ ‘What do you want me to do?’ ‘Help me hold on to this pig for one thing – she’s incredibly strong.’ ‘My God she really is,’ says Susan as we both try to prevent Rosie from darting across the road. Her nose is quivering in the direction of Moore Street market.MoreLess
Susan’s come along because she rang me up this morning saying she was lonely. She’s been away so long she doesn’t know many people here any more and wanted company. Still, I doubt marching down O’Connell Street with a pig was quite what she had in mind.
‘He’s quite dishy, isn’t he?’ Susan is munching a Yorkie bar an...d eyeing the lingerie in Clerys’ window.
‘Who?’ I ask.
‘Charlie – he’s quite handsome.’ ‘I dunno, I suppose he is in a hippy sort of way.’ I sigh. ‘Look ,Susan, I know I roped you in at the last moment but I need some help here.’ ‘What do you want me to do?’ ‘Help me hold on to this pig for one thing – she’s incredibly strong.’ ‘My God she really is,’ says Susan as we both try to prevent Rosie from darting across the road. Her nose is quivering in the direction of Moore Street market.MoreLess
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