I made some tea and heated up the ready meal that Raymond had left in the fridge.
I was, I discovered, very hungry indeed. I washed the cup and fork afterward, stacked them beside the other clean crockery he’d left to drain.
I went into the living room and picked up the phone. He answered on the second ring.
“Eleanor—thank God,” he said. Pause. “How’re you feeling?”
“Hello, Raymond,” I said. “How are you?” he asked again, sounding strained.
“Fine, thanks,” I said. This was, I knew, the correct answer.
“For fuck’s sake, Eleanor. Fine. Christ!” he said. “I’ll be round in an hour, OK?”
“Really, Raymond, there’s no need,” I said calmly.
“I’ve had some food”I didn’t know what time it was, and didn’t want to risk guessing whether it had been lunch or dinner
and a shower, and I’m going to read for a while and then have an early night.
“I’ll be round in an hour,” he said again, firmly, and then hung up.
When I answered the door, he was holding a bottle of Irn-Bru and a bag of jelly babies.
전체재생
다음페이지
문장검색