“I’ve got a surprise for you,” I tell Seb when he calls today. “Oooohhhh what is it my lovely?” Seb says. “Not telling,” I say. “It’s a good thing that am going to make for you. If can pull it off, you’ll be impressed and…” “How exciting,” Seb says, sounding animated. “What’s in it?” “Not […]
“Thank you so much, my darling,” I say, as Seb pulls over outside my Office this morning. My darling boy has driven me to work on his way back to the other side of the country. “That’s quite alright, my lovely,” Seb says, smiling at me, his turquoise eyes bright. “Not just for driving me […]
“Hello Tanya,” my plastic surgeon says, beaming his huge smile. “How are you?” “It’s been ages,” I say, smiling back at him, sitting at the desk opposite him. “It’s nice to see you.” “Have you been keeping well?” He says. “So, I’ve got to have some more surgery,” I say. “Yes, I’ve been talking […]
“What are you doing?” I ask Mum from underneath my furry blanket. “Just moving some photographs around,” Mum says. “Why don’t you sit here with me and do the crossword?” I say. “You’re always saying that you want to see me, and now I’m here you…” “Finished the crossword,” Mum says. “Anyway, you’re writing the […]
I’m striding down the main road with the panther. We’re going to be late for my course. The bus has dropped us nowhere-near-where-we-need-to-be. Am certain that last time it stopped outside the building. Suddenly, the panther stops and stares into a shop window. Coming to a halt next to him, I see a model panther […]
“So, did you have an exam today, my darling?” I ask Seb when he calls last night. “No,” he says. “We were out doing fieldwork and…” “When do they start?” I say, opening the dishwasher, taking the cups out and putting them in the cupboard. “I think the Ecology ones start this week,” Seb says. […]
“Hi there,” my surgeon says, opening the door of her consulting room. She looks lovely: her sleek dark hair tumbling down her back. “Hello,” I say, throwing my arms around her, kissing her on the cheek. “It’s lovely to see you.” “Hello,” Mum says, smiling. We follow her into the room and take our seats […]
“Hello,” I say answering the flat phone last night. “Hello my lovely,” Seb says. “I’ve made it back to my Mum’s house so…” “Oh good,” I say, chopping some broccoli for The Omelette and sweeping it into the frying pan. “Did you have a good weekend?” “Wonderful,” Seb says. “Such beautiful scenery. It was magical.” […]
“So, um, I just wanted to say,” I say, looking at my surgeon. “So, um, when the oncologist said last week that the cancer was in my lungs now, I didn’t really need to know that and, you know, I already knew, because you said, that it had spread and…well I was wondering, in future […]
“The biopsies have both come back cancerous,” I text Seb when we arrive home from hospital last night. “Have to have MRI then other scans to see if it has spread. Oh dear.” My phone rings. It’s him. “Hi darling,” I say, so happy that he’s called. “Are you ok?” He […]
