Deborah Moggach by Deborah Moggach

Author:Deborah Moggach
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Short stories
Publisher: Hearst Magazines UK
Published: 2013-09-25T04:00:00+00:00

Six weeks took an age to pass. I'd looked at the ledger in Reception: he was booked for 15th April.

Donna was sleeping better, but for the first time in my life I slept badly. I had such strong dreams they woke me up. I'd lie there, next to her calm face, and gaze at the orange light that filtered in from the street. I'd put his piece of paper under my pile of sweaters. That was all of him I had, so far. I said nothing to my Mum.

On 15th April Eddie knocked on the bathroom door.

“You're planning to stay there all day?”

I was washing my hair. “Go away!” I shouted.

At seven o'clock prompt I was on station in the Coffee Shop.

Time dragged. 8.00…8.13…Each time I looked at my watch, only a minute had passed.

9.30. The doors swung open. It wasn't him. Business was slow that night; the place was nearly empty.

10.30…11.00…

At 11.30 I closed up and took the cash to Dennis in Reception.

“Not got a smile for me?”

I ignored him and went home.

When I got back. Mum was watching the midnight movie. I was going to my room but she called. “Had a flutter today.”

I nodded, but she turned.

“Don't you want to see what I've bought?” She reached down and passed me a carrier bag. “Put it on Lucky Boy and he won, so I splashed out at Ramsdens.”

I stared at her. “Ramsdens?”

“Go on. Look. It's for Little Donna.”

I went over, opened the carrier bag and drew out a huge blue teddy bear. “Cost a bomb,” she said. “But what the hell.”

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