Half Truths: A Half Bad Story by Sally Green
Author:Sally Green [Green, Sally]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780141367309
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Published: 2015-11-02T18:30:00+00:00
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Spotted Gabriel. Smiley face.
He was soloing again. Worried face.
I got the binoculars out. Drooly face. He did it beautifully, animal-like, like those old films of Edlinger.
Heâs been away for a week, but now heâs back. And I go and say, âHi,â and we climb together and heâs a freaking freak; heâs so fast. But heâs patient, too, and fun. Taking it seriously but not showing off or being competitive or being remotely anything but perfect. Except his hands are a mess. He says he didnât climb when he was in the States and his fingers have gone soft. He wore through two of his fingertips and so I did my Florence Nightingale bit. Iâm great with tape. Of course taping his fingers meant I got to touch his hands! Tongue-hanging-out face.
And now heâs coming for a coffee with me. Smiley face.
I get the coffees and Gabriel gets a table. Thereâs a massive queue. I order the killer carbs that he wants but purposely leave them on the counter. I need a way of getting him to the party tonight. I know I could just ask him but ⦠terrified face. The Scream face.
Back at the table, heâs reading On the Road.
I tell him, âEveryone says Kerouac is cool, but I think he might be an idiot.â
âYouâve read it?â
âGod no. I saw a programme about him.â
Gabriel laughs, then his smile fades as he notices there are only two black coffees on the table.
âI think weâre missing my pastries and my cream.â
âTheyâve run out. You should be grateful. No fat, no dairy at this table.â
âAm I allowed sugar?â
âYour funeral.â
He reaches for the sugar and rips open one bag after another, tipping them all in. Five.
I find that words are coming out of my mouth: âThereâs a party tonight at the barn.â
He looks at me.
âYou want to come? Go, I mean? I mean, weâre all going. Me, Marc and Rob. Should be good.â FFS!!!
âWill there be food?â
I laugh. God, Iâm nervous. âWell, I was going to bribe you with pastries.â I retrieve the plate with the pain au chocolat and the apple pie, take some deep breaths and smile as I walk back over to Gabriel.
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