“How marvelous! I shall look forward to regular updates on this project of yours, Eleanor,” she said brightly.
“You know how much I’d love for you to find someone special. Someone appropriate.
All these talks we’ve had, over the years: I’ve always had the impression that you’re missing out, not having someone significant in your life.
It’s good that you’ve started looking for... your other half. A partner in crime, as it were.” She laughed quietly.
“I’m not lonely, Mummy,” I said, protesting. “I’m fine on my own. I’ve always been fine on my own.”
“Well now, you haven’t always been on your own, have you?” she said, her voice sly, quiet.
I felt sweat cling to the back of my neck, dampening my hair.
“Still, tell yourself whatever you need to get you through the night, darling,” she said, laughing.
She has a knack for amusing herself, although no one else laughs much in her company.
“You can always talk to me, you know. About anything. Or anyone.” She sighed.
“I do so love to hear from you, darling... You wouldn’t understand, of course,
but the bond between a mother and child, it’s... how best to describe it... unbreakable.
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