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nelly
Contributed by
Jan_Oskar_Hansen
on
Wednesday, 29th January 2003 @ 03:20:00 AM in AEST
Topic:
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Living with Nelly.
Nelly works for the local council, before leaving in the morning turns the heating off: "Waste not, want not" is her favourite saying. I work from home and that's a bit cold, when waiting for the postman and the sound of letters dropping onto the mat in the hall, A long day especially if it rains and I can't find where Nelly has hidden the booze. "How many lines have you written? today?" She asks, turning on the gas fire. "Only Four lines! What do you do all day?" Pours herself a drink, from the bottle I couldn't find and the aroma of whisky tickles my nose and dries my throat. She sees my glazed look and tartly tells to go make myself a cup of tea. Remember that you're an alcoholic, she says, using her office voice. As the flat warms up I feel inspired to work a bit more. "Why don't you work from nine to five, as I do, she says. Come sit her beside me and lets watch the news. She takes another sip of her whisky & soda and the clinking sound of ice is a melody of longings, that fills me with images of wine and roses.
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