The First Wife
“I stood still on the familiar doorstep, surprised.
‘How did you do that?’ I asked her, looking up slightly.
‘I didn’t do anything,’ she said. ‘Just happened.’ ‘Is it nice up there?’ ‘Lily! I’m not that much taller. I think we have the same view. You’re making me feel like the . . . like the Empire Estate Building.’ ‘Empire State,’ I corrected absently, following her into the house.
‘No, I’m sure it’s Empire Estate.’ ‘I’m pretty sure it’s not.’ Mia sighed. ‘Yeah, and you’re going to be right. Le...t’s look it up. Nice to see you, by the way.’ I followed her into the living room and she switched on the laptop.
‘Guess who I spoke to yesterday?’ she said quietly, as the computer powered itself up.
‘Who?’ ‘You’re not going to guess? You’re the only one who should, like, appreciate this.’ ‘Not your mum?’ She turned around and grinned at me. ‘No! How come?’ Mia shrugged. ‘She added me on Facebook. Then asked for my number.’ ‘And?’ She looked quickly at the door.MoreLess
‘How did you do that?’ I asked her, looking up slightly.
‘I didn’t do anything,’ she said. ‘Just happened.’ ‘Is it nice up there?’ ‘Lily! I’m not that much taller. I think we have the same view. You’re making me feel like the . . . like the Empire Estate Building.’ ‘Empire State,’ I corrected absently, following her into the house.
‘No, I’m sure it’s Empire Estate.’ ‘I’m pretty sure it’s not.’ Mia sighed. ‘Yeah, and you’re going to be right. Le...t’s look it up. Nice to see you, by the way.’ I followed her into the living room and she switched on the laptop.
‘Guess who I spoke to yesterday?’ she said quietly, as the computer powered itself up.
‘Who?’ ‘You’re not going to guess? You’re the only one who should, like, appreciate this.’ ‘Not your mum?’ She turned around and grinned at me. ‘No! How come?’ Mia shrugged. ‘She added me on Facebook. Then asked for my number.’ ‘And?’ She looked quickly at the door.MoreLess
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