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"What?"

"Well… that was a while ago, wasn’t it? And maybe you’ve built up a few debts since then"

"Since June?" I give a little laugh "But that was only about five o! Honestly, Suze, you don’t need to worry I mean… take this one" I reach randoht in M&S recently? Nothing!"

"Oh right," says Suze, looking relieved "So this bill will just be for… zero, will it"

"Absolutely," I say ripping it open "Zero! Or, you know, ten quid You know, for the odd pair of knickers--"

I pull out the account and look at it For a moment I can’t speak

"How ," I say, trying to stuff it back in the envelope "It has to be wrong I’ll write them a letter…"

"Let rabs the bill and her eyes widen "Three hundred sixty-five pounds? Bex--"

"It has to be wrong," I say -- butthose leather trousers I bought in the Marble Arch sale And that dressing gown And that phase I went through of eating M&S sushi every day

Suze stares at me for a few minutes, her face creased anxiously

"Bex -- d’you think all of these other bills are as high as that?"

Silently I reach for the envelope froes, and tear it open Even as I do so, I’ that chrome juicer, the one I saw and had to have… I’ve never even used it And that fur-trio?

"Howit quickly back inside, before she can see that it’s well over £400

I turn away, trying to keep cal The whole point is, I paid offoff all your credit cards if they all just go and sprout huge new debts again? What is the point?