Chapter 196 · Month 68 · Starting a Family

The Long Walk

Whose name is on what, and whether it matters

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            Penny
            teacher
            11:55
          
The leave form is on the table — and I’ve written my name in the box.  
I’ll add yours when you’re ready, but I won’t wait forever.

            Algy
            designer
            11:55
          
I didn’t mean anything else — and I’m just trying to get my head around the cake.  
I’ll tell my mum tomorrow — and you tell your parents when the cake arrives.

            Penny
            teacher
            11:56
          
I notice you’ve gone quiet — and I’m wondering what you read into it.  
Did you think I meant something else when I said we’d talk about children?

            Algy
            designer
            11:57
          
I didn’t mean anything else — and I’m just trying to get my head around the cake.  
I’ll tell my mum tomorrow — and you tell your parents when the cake arrives.

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