She just sat there frozen; didn’t move, didn’t clap, anything. Soon as they finished, she said she needed to go home.
So she didn’t even make it to the interval, and I had to sit there on my own for the rest of the gig, like, literally, Billy No-Mates.”
“That’s a shame, Billy; I know you were wanting to take her for a drink afterward, maybe go dancing,” Loretta said, nudging him.
“You’re so funny, Loretta. No, she was off like a shot.
She’d have been tucked up in bed with a cup of cocoa and a copy of Reader’s Digest before the band had even finished their set.”
“Oh,” said Janey, “I don’t see her as a Reader’s Digest reader, somehow. It’d be something much weirder, much more random.
Angling Times? What Caravan?” “Horse and Hound,” said Billy firmly, “and she’s got a subscription.” They all sniggered.
I laughed myself at that one, actually. I hadn’t been expecting it to happen last night, not at all.
It hit me all the harder because of that. I’m someone who likes to plan things properly, prepare in advance and be organized.
This came out of nowhere; it felt like a slap in the face, a punch to the gut, a burning.
I’d asked Billy to come to the concert with me, mainly because he was the youngest person in the office; for that reason, I assumed he’d enjoy the music.
I heard the others teasing him about it when they thought I was out at lunch. I knew nothing about the concert, hadn’t heard of any of the bands.
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