Chapter 70 · Month 36 · Starting a Family

The Misunderstanding

A 3am night that neither of them handles well

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            Penny
            teacher
            04:04
          
It's 3:10 and I've read the same paragraph four times, so I'm saying this badly: I don't want to talk about September again before Monday. Also there's a box of Krispies on the counter and I put the test behind it like a criminal.

            Algy
            designer
            04:06
          
3:10, right, and I'm on the kitchen floor eating dry Krispies straight from the box, so neither of us is handling this well. Say nothing back till Monday if that's what you need — I'll just sit here and be quiet, badly.

            Penny
            teacher
            04:08
          
You've gone quiet in the way you do at 3am — I can hear the typing stop. What did you read into it, that I said September out loud?

            Algy
            designer
            04:09
          
The ugly one: I heard "I don't want to talk about September" and my brain filed it as "he's not the one I'd pick for this," which is daft at 3:10 and I know it. I do that sometimes — skip the sentence and land on the fear — and I'm telling you now instead of at Monday.

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