Leaving the band was one thing. But don’t leave existence. I couldn’t cope with that.”
“I won’t if you won’t,” she said. “Trust me, I’m not going anywhere.”
She thought of the grief that had floored her when she had heard about Joe’s death by overdose in São Paulo,
and she asked him to hug her, and he obliged, delicately, and she felt the living warmth of him.
“Thanks for trying to jump in the river for me,” she said. “What?”
“I always thought you didn’t. But you tried. They pulled you back. Thank you.” He suddenly knew what she was talking about.
And maybe more than a little confused about how she knew this, when she had been swimming away from him.
“Ah, sis. I love you. We were young fools.” Joe nipped out for an hour.
Picked up the keys from her landlord, collected his sister’s clothes and phone.
She saw that Izzy had texted. Sorry I didn’t get back last night/this morning.
I wanted a proper discussion! Thesis antithesis synthesis. The whole works.
How are you? I miss you. Oh, and guess what? I’m thinking of coming back to the UK in June. For good. Miss you, my friend.
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