Chapter 8 · Month 3 · Meeting the Friends

The First Date

A friend who does not like the relationship

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            Algy
            designer
            00:00
          
I've been here since twenty past — ordered a water, it's gone flat, and the waiter's now on first-name terms with me. Thursday at 7:30, do I bring anything or just the tissues and the list?

            Penny
            teacher
            00:01
          
Does the list count if half of it's about you? Bring nothing, I've got the tissues and the bar tab's mine for the first round — the rest you can owe me.

            Algy
            designer
            00:02
          
Can I ask what's actually on your list — like the honest half? Because mine's mostly 'sort the invoice, mention the yoga receipt', and I'm choosing to believe yours is shorter.

            Penny
            teacher
            00:04
          
Honestly? I went to Chloe's on Tuesday and spent twenty minutes defending the $11.40 wedding fund like it mattered. Then I cried at a bus advert about sofas, so I'm not the reliable one this week.

            Algy
            designer
            00:05
          
Chloe thinks I'm a project, doesn't she. I'd rather hear that from you than work it out from the way she says my name at the door.

            Penny
            teacher
            00:06
          
She says your name like it's a follow-up appointment. One more glass and we're at two hours past the parking meter, which is my way of saying yes.

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