Spellbound
“Alice hasn’t stopped talking about Gina and George, so excited at having found a potential new friend, so insecure in case they don’t feel the same way. They’ve already had this conversation four times, and Joe is starting to find it somewhat irritating.‘Yes, I really think they liked us,’ he says. Again. ‘We wouldn’t be sitting in this car driving down to lunch with them if they didn’t, would we?’‘Okay, okay. Sorry. What do you think their house is like?’‘Alice! For God’s sake. Stop asking me ...such stupid questions.’‘Okay, okay.’ Alice turns to look out the window again. ‘Pardon me for breathing.’Gina is standing barefoot in her kitchen, slicing tomatoes and onions and wiping the tears from her eyes.‘Damn,’ she mutters as George walks in, coming over to her in concern.‘What’s the matter, sweetie? Are you crying?’‘No,’ she grimaces, reaching for some kitchen paper. ‘These onions. Ow! My eyes are stinging!’‘There, there, baby,’ George croons, laughing as he puts his arms around her and rubs her back.MoreLess
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