The Unbearable Lightness of Scones (2008)
“Moving Stories “Is there anything wrong?” asked Nick McNair as he ushered Bruce into his studio the following morning. “Or shouldn’t I ask? A hangover from the party last night?”
Bruce shook his head. “No. It’s not that. And I’ll be all right.”
Nick looked sideways at Bruce. “You look a bit washed out, if I may say so. Not quite yourself.”
Bruce rubbed his face in his hands. “Maybe. It’s just that … Well, the truth is that I broke up with my fiancée last night. It was a bit heavy.”
Nick put on ...an expression of sympathy. “Oh, poor girl! Was it hard for her?”
Bruce nodded. “Yes, it was. Still, it’s probably better to do it at this stage than to do it after the wedding.” He smiled weakly. “Cheaper this way.”
“That’s true,” said Nick. “I split up with Colleen – she’s my ex – about two years ago and, oh my goodness, did we ever fight! This is mine. No, it’s mine. And this is mine too. And so on. We even fought about forwarding mail.MoreLess
Bruce shook his head. “No. It’s not that. And I’ll be all right.”
Nick looked sideways at Bruce. “You look a bit washed out, if I may say so. Not quite yourself.”
Bruce rubbed his face in his hands. “Maybe. It’s just that … Well, the truth is that I broke up with my fiancée last night. It was a bit heavy.”
Nick put on ...an expression of sympathy. “Oh, poor girl! Was it hard for her?”
Bruce nodded. “Yes, it was. Still, it’s probably better to do it at this stage than to do it after the wedding.” He smiled weakly. “Cheaper this way.”
“That’s true,” said Nick. “I split up with Colleen – she’s my ex – about two years ago and, oh my goodness, did we ever fight! This is mine. No, it’s mine. And this is mine too. And so on. We even fought about forwarding mail.MoreLess
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