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           NotbecauseIwasseriouslyinlovewithhim,butbecausehewasvaguelymineanddidn’tgetpermissionfromme.

           Theisolationhekeepsmein.Nonewspapers.Noradio.NoTV.Imissthenewsterribly.Ineverdid.ButnowIfeeltheworldhasceasedtoexist.

           Iaskhimeverydaytogetmeanewspaper,butit’soneofthosethingswherehestickshisheelsin.Noreason.It’sfunny,Iknowit’snogoodasking.Imightjustaswellaskhimtodrivemetotheneareststation.

           Ishallgoonaskinghim,allthesame.

           HeswearsblindthathesenttheCNDcheque,butIdon’tknow.Ishallasktoseethereceipt.

           Incident.TodayatlunchIwantedtheWorcestersauce.HehardlyeverforgetstobringanythingImightwant.ButnoWorcestersauce.Sohegetsup,goesout,undoesthepadlockholdingthedooropen,locksthedoor,getsthesauceintheoutercellar,unlocksthedoor,re-padlocksit,comesback.AndthenlookssurprisedwhenIlaugh.

           Henevergivesthelocking-unlockingroutineamiss.EvenifIdogetoutintotheoutercellarunbound,whatcanIdo?Ican’tlockhimin,Ican’tgetout.TheonlychanceImighthaveiswhenhecomesinwiththetray.Sometimeshedoesn’tpadlockthedoorbackfirst.SoifIcouldgetpasthimthen,Icouldbolthimin.Buthewon’tcomepastthedoorunlessI’mwellawayfromit.UsuallyIgoandtakethetray.

           TheotherdayIwouldn’t.Ijustleantagainstthewallbythedoor.Hesaid,pleasegoaway.Ijuststaredathim.Heheldoutthetray.Iignoredit.