Penny
teacher
This receipt was in the pocket of your coat — "ring, resized, $45", dated the Tuesday you said you were at Dev's. So what's actually happening, Algy?
Chapter 30 · Month 18 · The Engagement
The Ring
His mother's reaction, at volume
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Algy
designer
That's a resizing receipt and I'd love to say something clever, but my mum rang an hour ago about it, so the surprise lasted roughly as long as a kettle. It's real, it's second hand, and I was going to hide it somewhere so sensible I'd never find it.
Penny
teacher
So your mum knows before I do, and she'll have opinions at full volume by Thursday. Before any of that — do you want this, or is it just the time for it?
Algy
designer
Yes — and the fear's that you'll hear "not yet" as "never", because I've been that before. She had the ring in her hand by Thursday, so this is out now; it's still a real question, not a performance.
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