So Thrilled For You: the conversation-starting new novel from the bestselling author of How Do You Like Me Now? by Holly Bourne

Author:Holly Bourne [Bourne, Holly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Published: 2025-01-16T00:00:00+00:00

Steffi

Fuck Nicki.

Seriously, fuck her.

Oh, how I’ve wanted to think that freely, for so long.

FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU.

It feels amazing to think it now without guilt. I only wish I could say it out loud. To her face. But I will have to make do with just leaving this hell site of a party without feeling any guilt about it. I’m almost tempted to take my presents back off the pile and rub all the Neal’s Yard Bump Juice over myself, just out of spite.

However, the universe isn’t going to allow me to flounce off just yet, unfortunately.

I peel back the sliding door and crouch on the decking under the piñata, staring at the top of the mysterious firework while I argue with the local taxi company.

‘We’re sorry, but we only have one driver and he’s busy at the moment,’ an elderly woman tells me, very slowly, down my crappy line.

‘When will he stop being busy?’

‘He’s got this one emergency pick-up. Then he has to go straight from there to do his weekly hospital run. I’m afraid we can’t fit you in.’

‘Do you have the numbers of any other companies?’

‘We’re the only ones covering this area.’

‘What if there’s an emergency? What if I need to go to hospital?’

‘You said you needed to go to the train station?’ She’s not getting it. ‘Honey, if you need to go to hospital, it’s better to book a week in advance. Or call an ambulance if it’s an emergency.’

‘Thanks for nothing,’ I say, like a child. I hang up and feel guilty for being rude. This poor lady isn’t Nicki. I should save my wrath for her.

If it wasn’t an actual sauna out here, I would just go on a long walk around this tinderbox of a countryside until Lauren drives me back. Yeah, it would be awkward, as I’d have to tell her what I overheard, and it is quite acutely painful that she didn’t defend me. In fact, she almost agreed with Nicki! Does Lauren honestly believe I think that about her since she had a baby? OK, so I feel stupid for posting that article now. I felt so seen by the dating part that I didn’t consider how the rest of it came across. I can see how she misinterpreted it, but, then again, why was she so quick to believe the utter worst in me? At least it’s outed what we all already knew anyway. Nicki hates me and wants me out of the group. Because Nicki’s a petty, insecure bitch who can’t get over something that happened years ago. Something where I feel, actually, I was the victim, not Nicki. I was the one who got hurt. I shake my head and feel sweat beads drip down my forehead. I’m going to have to go back inside and hold my tongue as she unwraps all the plastic shit people are going to give her that won’t biodegrade until the dinosaurs come back.

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