4

“you look different” she said

“do I?”

“yes you do.”

“well I’m tired.”

“that’s not it. Everybody’s tired.”

“I’m tireder.”

“what’s wrong”

“nothing I’m ok”

“are you?”

“yes. are you?”

“I’m ok too.”

“so we’re both ok.”

“seems that way”

“good.”

“where shall we go?”

“we could go anywhere.”

“where do you want to go?”
“I don’t care.”

“that’s not very helpful.”

“sorry.”

“Shall we walk to the shop?”

“which one?”

“the one by the offy.”

“yes why not. Is there anything you need?”
“I would like to get some crisps.”

“that’s a good idea.”

“Could you eat crisps?”

“yes I think they have tangy toms.”

“let’s go there then.”

“where shall we go after?”

“we could sit in the library. and have a coffee.”

“we wouldn’t be able to talk much.”

“yes we could. we could talk quietly. then walk more”

“walk further?”

“after the coffee.”

“where?”
“we’ll decide then.”

“what’s that on the ground?”

“it’s a badge i think. I’m going to pick it up.”

“let’s see.”

“it’s a cnd badge.”

“put it on.”

“ok. i’ll put it on my bag.”

‘now you’re a pacifist.”

“haha. yeah I am.”

“shall we stop the war?”

“which one?”

“any.”

“why not?”

“we’re at the shop now.”

“i realise that.”

“I’ll open the door. It’s heavy.”

“you say everything out loud.”
‘i have to. I have no interior monologue.”
“that sounds tiresome.”

“it is.”

“look tangy toms”

“yes!”

“I’m getting two.”

“why not?”

“it is a day with a y in it.”

“indeed.”

“shall we get gum?”

“do you want to kiss me?”

‘maybe. well yes.”

“you shouldn’t tell me.”

“i’m going to kiss you.”

“not in here.”

“I am. i’m going to kiss you in here.”

“the man is looking.”

“what’s that?”

“what?’

“Hey! you kissed me!”

“Yes. I am sly.”