Penny
teacher
Sorry — that's Mum. She's started sending voice notes instead of texts, and this one's already at four minutes. Give me two seconds.
Chapter 10 · Month 5 · Meeting the Families
His Mother's Voice Notes
The relative who says the wrong thing at the table
Oldest line first — the newest line is at the bottom.
Algy
designer
No — wait, don't play that, it's got my name in it about six times and Dad's hedge in it twice. Okay. Fine. Play it. But I'm counting the seconds.
Penny
teacher
Twenty-six seconds in and she's asking why you haven't brought me to see the hedge. I genuinely don't know what to say to that, Algy.
Algy
designer
Mum's already planning the hedge, so say yes and it's not a lie. The thing nobody's told you — Dad left the year I turned nine, and Mum's never once put him down for it. She just kept the garden and made it very difficult to feel sorry for her, and that's honestly where I get it from.
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