'Actually my career took a bit an upturn today if you must know.'
'You got fired?'
'Promotion.' She started to laugh. 'I've been offered the job of manager.'
Dexter sat up quickly. 'In that place? You've got to turn it down.'
'Why? Nothing wrong with restaurant work.'
'Errm, you could be mining uranium with your teeth and that would be fine as long as you were happy.'
...
She looks at the cover of the Fitzgerald paperback. 'The Beautiful and Damned. It's me and you.'
'But which is which?' he says without thinking.
...
Address Book, Edit Contact, Delete Contact. 'Are you sure you want to delete Suki Mobile?' asks the phone. Fuck me, yes, yes, delete her, yes! He jabs at the buttons. Contact Deleted says the phone, but it's not enough. Contact Eradicated, Contact Vaporised, that's what he needs.
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