Best British Short Stories 2016 by Nicholas Royle

Author:Nicholas Royle
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Salt Publishing Limited
Published: 2016-07-20T12:04:03+00:00

‘You’re not going over to Elif again?’ the grandmother asked Memet’s dad.

‘And what if I am? She needs a friend in these times.’

‘She has too many friends these days,’ Memet’s grandmother said.

‘I’m just being a good neighbour,’ he told his mother-in-law.

‘No. I’m a good neighbour. You are just another man.’

Memet’s father slammed the door on his way out.

I’ve heard she likes older men – Easier to get rid of! – Ain’t that the truth. The girl is sly. She just come, take the flat, take the benefit. I been here since 1963, waiting to move since 1973, the council still promising – You know what I’m saying! And all them men-friends. I hear not all them get it for free, you know – Yep, that girl is too clever with herself.

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