Penny
teacher
Her card's in my coat pocket — the one with "hearing our news" underlined twice. So: do we tell my parents first, or ring Susan and let her down gently before Diane gets there?
Chapter 84 · Month 40 · Starting a Family
The Long Walk
Telling her parents, then his mother
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Algy
designer
Your parents first — Robert will ask a question Diane hasn't thought of yet, and I'd rather not answer it cold at a $28 table. And the test's still in the bag from Thursday, next to the drain unblocker, so we've got nothing to announce either way until Friday.
Penny
teacher
But what do you actually want on Friday, Algy — the test to be positive, or another month of not knowing? Say it plainly, because I've been guessing since Tuesday.
Algy
designer
Positive — and the fact I had to think about it is the honest answer, so write that on the list. Now walk, because I said one true thing and I'd like to get further than the duck pond before the second.
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