Chapter 172 · Month 62 · Starting a Family

The Long Walk

Telling her parents, then his mother

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            Penny
            teacher
            06:03
          
I've been meaning to say it for a week and I keep putting it behind the toothpaste. My mum will ask how long, and I don't want to say "a while" and watch her do the arithmetic.

            Algy
            designer
            06:04
          
Then she does the arithmetic in front of you, and my name shows up in it. I'm not going to fix that with a joke — what do you want me to be doing when she asks?

            Penny
            teacher
            06:06
          
Honestly, I want you to not do the charming thing where you answer a question I asked her. Say what you're actually finding hard, even the boring bit, and let her be nosy at both of us.

            Algy
            designer
            06:07
          
Fine — then Sunday's mine too, not just yours. And I'll say the boring bit out loud: that I'm the one whose invoices don't land, and I'll tell them before they ask.

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