Chapter 125 · Month 50 · Starting a Family

The Bad Day

A 3am night that neither of them handles well

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            Algy
            designer
            15:24
          
It's nearly eleven and I've been up since half three, so if I say something daft, blame the hour, not me. I put the kettle on, then forgot the cup — there's a teabag in the sink with no mug under it.

            Penny
            teacher
            15:26
          
Half three, and you didn't say. That's three nights now and I'm counting, which is its own problem. Put a mug under the bag and sit down — I'm not doing the silent martyr thing while you sleep on the sofa by accident.

            Algy
            designer
            15:27
          
Honestly? Half three was the cheap version of today — a card got declined for $6.20 on a coffee, and I laughed at the till like a man who's fine. I'm not fine, and I didn't want to be a problem at your kitchen table.

            Penny
            teacher
            15:29
          
You're not a problem, you're the person I live with — and next time a card does that, you tell me at six, not eleven. I need sleep more than I need you managing your face.

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