Chapter 142 · Month 54 · Starting a Family

The Misunderstanding

A 3am night that neither of them handles well

Oldest line first — the newest line is at the bottom.

      
            Penny
            teacher
            09:29
          
It's 3:10 and I've read the same £310 line four times, and what neither of us is handling well is that we're both awake pretending to sleep. Text me back if you're up, because the cheese is gone and so is my patience.

            Algy
            designer
            09:30
          
I'm up. I bought the test in the same basket as a loo brush on Tuesday, so if you're lying awake about a two-dollar stick, you're not the only one.

            Penny
            teacher
            09:31
          
You've gone quiet on a loo brush and a receipt. Which bit did you read into it — the two dollars, or that I'd bought both before you got home?

            Algy
            designer
            09:33
          
Neither, honestly — I read it as you doing the sum without me, and I do that too. At 3am I'm the bloke who lost a font job and a $350 cheque, deciding I'm the weak line. I'm scared a no would flatten me, so I make jokes.

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