Oh, this is Dr Ball ... Mandy Vero ... Umm, no we haven't met (oryou wouldn't think so anyway, she thought) ... How do I know him? Umm,sort of from wo...k ... No, I don't work at the office ... Oh, thank youso much, that's fantastic! I really appreciate it. I'll see you tomorrowthen. Ten o'clock."That seemed a strange sort of phone call Mandy thought. Cynthia hadalways seemed much friendlier than that on the occasions they had met.Now what to do about "Derek" not coming in today. She decided she. I had a feeling they were talking about me but told myself not to worry about it. My boyfriend smiled at me when he saw me with the beers and took them both from my hands, handing one to his friend. They talked about a movie his friend had gone to see and drank their beers, occasionally laughing. I stared across the room, ignoring the boring things they were talking about. I was starting to dislike his friend, as he had taken away my boyfriend’s attention and was now making my day boring.. They stepped in and stood in the hall and stared at each other, neither it seemed, knew where to start. Finally James started Well, that was new. Yeah that was great fun! I have an idea, why dont we go and shower to get this piss off of us? Yeah! We could help each other with that! James was surprised by such a bold statement from Andy, even though it was implied by himself, he began to think he might get more than he bargained for. Andy and James ran upstairs with James playfully smacking. ‘Shit.’ I kicked the door hoping it would give. Instead I bashed my toes. I heard his footsteps drawing closer to where I was. I crawled to the back of the mausoleum and pressed my back to the wall. ‘Come out girly. We aren’t over. You owe me a lot for running away and leaving me bankrupt. Is this the thanks I get for taking care of you when that stupid cunt of a mother died. ‘ I held my breath and listened to him trudge through the graveyard. My ears strained to hear his footsteps as they.