The Memory Garden
“After Patrick had left she had retreated indoors and sat down at her laptop to reshape the opening paragraph of her book, but she felt too muddled. She sat in a daydream remembering his arm around her again. Had he just been friendly? And had the sudden shift of mood in the garden merely been a change in the weather?
When she reached Irina’s cottage, her knock was answered so quickly she was taken unawares.
‘Are you all right?’ said Irina. ‘You look . . . dazed.’ ‘Do I? Sorry, I was woo...lgathering.’ ‘What?’ Irina asked, baffled. She still looked tired and strained, Mel saw.
‘Daydreaming,’ Mel explained. ‘Too much time alone with my thoughts. I’m becoming thoroughly unfit for human company.’ ‘Oh, I’m sure that’s not true. Come in, please.’ Mel handed over the bottle of wine she had brought.
‘Thank you. Come into the kitchen. Lana has her friend Amber here.MoreLess
When she reached Irina’s cottage, her knock was answered so quickly she was taken unawares.
‘Are you all right?’ said Irina. ‘You look . . . dazed.’ ‘Do I? Sorry, I was woo...lgathering.’ ‘What?’ Irina asked, baffled. She still looked tired and strained, Mel saw.
‘Daydreaming,’ Mel explained. ‘Too much time alone with my thoughts. I’m becoming thoroughly unfit for human company.’ ‘Oh, I’m sure that’s not true. Come in, please.’ Mel handed over the bottle of wine she had brought.
‘Thank you. Come into the kitchen. Lana has her friend Amber here.MoreLess
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