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"It never rains but it pours," booubriously "Run off with a fancy wolances athis voice

"Apparently he’s gone to Cyprus with a man called Nathan"

"Oh" Edie’s eyes open very wide "Oh, I see"

"What are you going to do, Becky?" says Kelly, biting her lip

Go ho Jess’s pale face ina little stab in my heart I know just what it’s like to be bitched about I’ve known enough horrible bitches in s, the irl I ever knew

I can’t bear it if ize to Jess," I say, looking up "I knoe’ll never be friends But I can’t go ho the worst oftea, then look up "Is there anywhere I can stay around here?"

"Edie runs a bed-and-breakfast," says Jie brown bag, then brings out a notebook and consults it

"You’re in luck," she says, looking up "I’ve one deluxe single left"

"Edie’ll take good care of you," Jiain

"Could I take it for tonight, please?" I say, wiping my eyes "Thank you veryIt’s blue pottery with Scully handpainted on it in white "This is nice," I say with a gulp "Do you sell the at me with amusement

"Could I have two? I mean, four?" I reach for a tissue and blowso nice"

The bed-and-breakfast is a large white house directly across the green Jim carriesfull of souvenirs, and Edie follows behind entleman visitors after eleven… no parties of more than three people in the room… no abuse of solvents or aerosol cans… payed," she concludes as we reach the lit-up door

"All right fro my cases down

"I’ll be fine And thank you so ive him a kiss But I don’t quite dare to -- so I just watch as he walks off across the grass again

"Much obliged," repeats Edieshe means she wants to be paid "Absolutely!"

I scrabble inside ainst my mobile phone From force of habit I pull it out and peer at the display But there’s still no signal

"You can use the pay phone in the hall if there’s anyone you want to call," says Edie "We have a pull-down privacy hood"

Is there anyone I want to call?