The Rats (2015)
“Judy’s aunt made a great fuss of them when they arrived and proved herself to be not as silly as Harris believed by showing them into a quaint, but comfortable room with a double bed. She left them as they unpacked their one case, all three of them smiling inanely at each other.
‘Well, well, good old Aunt Hazel,’ grinned Harris as Judy flopped on to the ancient quilt, whooping with glee.
‘She always was my favourite aunt,’ she giggled, as Harris stretched beside her.
She smacked his... exploring hands. ‘Come on, let’s unpack and go down before she regrets giving us a room together because of lack of company.’ When they went downstairs, Judy’s aunt had opened a bottle of sherry. She poured them a drink and bade them sit down on a soft, flower-patterned sofa, seating herself in an armchair opposite them. As she chattered on, questioning them about their jobs, gossiping about her neighbours, reliving the times she’d had with Judy’s mother, Harris felt him-self relaxing.MoreLess
‘Well, well, good old Aunt Hazel,’ grinned Harris as Judy flopped on to the ancient quilt, whooping with glee.
‘She always was my favourite aunt,’ she giggled, as Harris stretched beside her.
She smacked his... exploring hands. ‘Come on, let’s unpack and go down before she regrets giving us a room together because of lack of company.’ When they went downstairs, Judy’s aunt had opened a bottle of sherry. She poured them a drink and bade them sit down on a soft, flower-patterned sofa, seating herself in an armchair opposite them. As she chattered on, questioning them about their jobs, gossiping about her neighbours, reliving the times she’d had with Judy’s mother, Harris felt him-self relaxing.MoreLess
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