The Hollow Heart (The Heartfelt Series)
“He was still in bed. He had gone to the party, which had turned out to be rowdier than expected and with good reason he considered, had put himself the other side of two bottles of cheap red wine, a kebab and a very large glass of port.
“Sorry, did I wake you?”
“Hmmmm.”
“Sorry… Did I really piss you off?”
“Hmm hmm.”
“Sorry… I was feeling really sorry for myself.”
“Erm?”
“Sorry you had to bear the brunt.”
Silence.
“Really sorry.”
Silence.
“Will you come round later for a drink?”
“ I’ll never dri...nk again…….” Said a thin voice. The line went dead.
Marianne had heard this all before, so invited Paul round for dinner anyway. As the day brightened, so did she. Her night-long vigil had helped put lots of things into perspective. Last night she thought she would never forgive George for keeping his illness a secret, feeling again that awful gall, the gnawing of deceit, the fear that she had been taken in, betrayed. Yet as a new day dawned, she knew she would forgive, had forgiven. George had considered he was doing the right thing, for the right reasons.MoreLess
“Sorry, did I wake you?”
“Hmmmm.”
“Sorry… Did I really piss you off?”
“Hmm hmm.”
“Sorry… I was feeling really sorry for myself.”
“Erm?”
“Sorry you had to bear the brunt.”
Silence.
“Really sorry.”
Silence.
“Will you come round later for a drink?”
“ I’ll never dri...nk again…….” Said a thin voice. The line went dead.
Marianne had heard this all before, so invited Paul round for dinner anyway. As the day brightened, so did she. Her night-long vigil had helped put lots of things into perspective. Last night she thought she would never forgive George for keeping his illness a secret, feeling again that awful gall, the gnawing of deceit, the fear that she had been taken in, betrayed. Yet as a new day dawned, she knew she would forgive, had forgiven. George had considered he was doing the right thing, for the right reasons.MoreLess
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