Borrowing fragments from two women talking loudly in a library.
Talking pet shop next door lovely book shop huge thinking somewhere else any busier so many customers I volunteer on the way they ask you questions I get my bus pass certainly not defeats the object could you do (a hit?). April it’s been dead quiet twenty-one forty-nine marauding people destroy your rest don’t go there to run around not the fastest along the front there must be if you’re here there isn’t the crematorium not many houses go on get off. Crumbs what a shame.
Born in the hall.
I knew there was something wrong your car was in the street with the doors wide open.
Yadder yadder yadder.
I was very keen not to have one I would wiggle along Great Western five minutes to get there too late a journey is fine unless you lock out the window the left wiggle drops off to regulate the hospital not done only once takes so long parked felt bad taking a patient of course the medical students always remember.
Placenta.
Something can’t quite can’t remember fifty miles multi-story (see what I did there?) they’re usually lying it’s not clear call centre hell no evidence oh no no record of that oh my word awake early dozed cat half-five party time (woman A makes cat noises) all facilities available must be hard never did last summer honestly usually about seven very gently on my nose actually asleep no claws worked out the other day it just got (woman A laughs) wow a bit over attached just give me the drugs literally drive in vultures going around around around around the smallest spaces.
Fourteen.
Go in frankly you go in yourself almost completely blind not just round the corner next Monday one night don’t hospitals enjoy urgency (woman B checks phone) doesn’t know where he is twenty-one past my three in the morning remember parking last park last year the whole flipping lot out of hours doesn’t have accidents in the house (woman B checks phone) we don’t have that issue wouldn’t mind if you yeah yeah yeah no it’s not unreasonable that’s the thing but I’m not that’s your problem changing light lovely coffee little bit shortbread wee bit she walks he walks out lovely pubs how the crows fly lovely lovely lovely opposite the kitchen.
Dogs in beds.
It’s a bit you know cats are clean I don’t know not all shower the dog merging nice walk in the postcodes when we were younger still on the go God knows what probably the biggest on the lead very close others to be fair I mean a small child I do remember I remember single carriages oh my goodness sorry catching (woman B yawns) just a single bed quick useful in that bottom terrible cough just after new year lovely cosy a bit of a hike that bed in an uproar so frequent honestly bypass sometimes advertises think mmm (woman B receives incoming text).
(Interrupted by librarian scrubbing desks).
Guess they want to wherever whenever foreign even English speakers which bus should you get oh my word biting because being picked up just coming the way the wind shuts your eyes yes yes yes that night vents yet almost we don’t either much easier dehydrate they were annoying me you weren’t were you funny hot water (woman A checks phone) bottle your feet fancy feet warmers push into them plugged in obviously cold cold shoes cold feet old fashioned work just the first time don’t use. (Church clock chimes across the street). Bells.
Would always never noticed until now funeral service (woman B checks phone) just randomly peal funeral there are worse neighbours than a church side streets woman crying you can’t wont don’t understand drove the hearse message them can’t can’t can’t can’t pissed understand, understand?
Image – St John’s Church, Edinburgh.
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