Ctrl-Z by Andrew Norriss

Author:Andrew Norriss [Andrew Norriss]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction
ISBN: 9780141918976
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Published: 2009-02-23T00:00:00+00:00

‘There!’ said his father, patting the bonnet of a silver Toyota. ‘What do you think?’

‘I think it’s fantastic,’ said Alex, ‘but if you’re getting it for Mum’s birthday, I can tell you she won’t like it.’

‘What?’ His father looked rather startled. ‘What do you mean? How can she not like it? It’s brand new. It won’t break down on the way to interviews. It’s –’

‘She’s already got a car,’ said Alex. ‘The Triumph.’

‘Well, she can sell that!’

‘She’s been working on it for two years!’ said Alex. ‘Would you want to sell something you’d been working on for two years and only just finished?’

Mr Howard opened his mouth to speak, then closed it again.

‘You need to trust me on this one, Dad,’ said Alex firmly. ‘Don’t buy the car. Not till you’ve talked to Mum about it. It’d be a mistake. I know it would.’

There was something in the way his son spoke that made Mr Howard hesitate. Things had not been working out too well with Lois recently and he had been hoping that the present would improve things. But if Alex was right…

‘Why don’t you call her?’ said Alex. ‘Just to check it’s what she’d really want.’

‘If I call her,’ said his father, ‘it won’t be a surprise.’

‘If it is a surprise,’ said Alex, ‘it’ll be a disaster. Honestly.’

Mr Howard said nothing for several seconds, then slowly took out his mobile and dialled his wife’s number. The conversation he had was short, but left him in no doubt what he should do.

‘Right.’ He turned to Alex. ‘Let’s go and buy that engine hoist.’

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